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BEY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bey" is a kind of...):
governor (the head of a state government)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt
Example:
he introduced me to Ahmet Bey
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("bey" is a kind of...):
adult male; man (an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman))
