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kediv.

khedive

5 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun

khedive
common-gender · historical

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خدیو (ḫediv, ḫıdiv), from Persian خدیو (xadêw, xedêw, “lord, master, king”). Cognate of French khédive.

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