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Meanings of sheik in English

Portuguese
galã
Catalan
petimetre
Wikidata

A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance.

      galã
      Portuguese
      xeique
      Catalan
      xeic
      Wikidata

      The leader of an Arab village or family.

            xeique
            Usage of sheik in English
            1
            The sheik has finished his prayer in the silence of his chamber.
            Mohammed Ali and His House
            2
            Who but the sheik could of right say to the caravan, Halt!
            Ben-Hur
            3
            The sheik and the ulemas must be rescued, cost what it might.
            Mohammed Ali and His House
            4
            When the Mahdists rode up the sheik rose and saluted their commander.
            The Dash for Khartoum: A Tale of the Nile Expedition
            5
            And, in fact, Phyllis gave a cool nod to her sheik friend.
            Man in the Middle
            6
            There is my master the sheik of the Beni Kalis awaiting you.
            A Knight of the White Cross: A Tale of the Siege of Rhodes
            7
            An hour later Edgar carried the cup of broth to the sheik.
            At Aboukir and Acre: A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt
            8
            The sheik had been instantly struck by the fair young English girl.
            Merton of the Movies
            9
            After the caravan had started the sheik called him into his tent.
            The Dash for Khartoum: A Tale of the Nile Expedition
            10
            A consultation now took place between the old sheik and his followers.
            The Boy Slaves
            11
            A long argument ensued, in which both sheik displayed their oratorial powers.
            The Boy Slaves
            12
            A sheik, in flowing white bournous and gaudy head-gear, was with them.
            The Innocents Abroad
            13
            And it was a sheik and his family, like the guy said.
            Warlord: an alex hawke novel
            14
            He was some sort of sheik king who fought the Roman Empire.
            The Reality Dysfunction
            15
            He looked more like an Arab sheik than a beggarly Sicilian shoemaker.
            The Net
            16
            These we can get for you, from Abdul Azil, the Abadah sheik.
            With Kitchener in the Soudan: A Story of Atbara and Omdurman
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