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Meanings of pacha in English

Portuguese
paxá
Catalan
baixà

A civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt.

        paxá
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        Examples for "pasha"
        Examples for "pasha"
        1
        The pasha stroked his beard as he observed in a calm tone:
        McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 5, April, 1896
        2
        Trusting to the benevolent promises of the pasha, I accepted the mission.
        The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume II
        3
        Again the pasha bowed and again Ryder felt the throb of triumph.
        The Fortieth Door
        4
        The pasha despised the human race as much as he hated it.
        Ali Pacha / Celebrated Crimes
        5
        This cruel pasha was guilty of a great number of similar executions.
        Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 03
        Usage of pacha in English
        1
        The pacha still held the veil high uplifted and gazed at Masa.
        Mohammed Ali and His House
        2
        The pacha called the latter, which came springing and frisking towards him.
        The Junior Classics, Volume 8: Animal and Nature Stories
        3
        The pacha nodded his approbation, and the renegade proceeded with his story.
        The Pacha of Many Tales
        4
        Why Mustapha was a barber, and so was I, cried the pacha.
        The Pacha of Many Tales
        5
        The sturdy old pacha, however, backed by France, resolved to hold out.
        The Three Midshipmen
        6
        The pacha turned pale, for he knew that his hour was come.
        The Pacha of Many Tales
        7
        The pacha appeared to be in high good-humour, and so was the vizier.
        The Pacha of Many Tales
        8
        The pacha and some other principal men dwell within the castle.
        A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...
        9
        Mustapha gave directions, in obedience to the wish of the pacha.
        The Pacha of Many Tales
        10
        The vizier bowed, and the pacha returned to the palace without further adventure.
        The Pacha of Many Tales
        11
        Mustapha gave the sign, and the mutes seized the unfortunate pacha.
        The Pacha of Many Tales
        12
        None whatever; but the pacha is not a man of taste.
        The Pacha of Many Tales
        13
        The governor informed Mohammed and his son of what the pacha had written.
        Mohammed Ali and His House
        14
        The pacha smiled, and motioned with his head in that direction.
        Mohammed Ali and His House
        15
        The pacha is still standing at the window, looking out into the night.
        Mohammed Ali and His House
        16
        Now the caliph appears to be the fool, interrupted the pacha.
        The Pacha of Many Tales
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        Portuguese
        paxá
        Pacha through the time
        Pacha across language varieties
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