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Definition of "effendi" [ef•fen•di]

  • Used as a title of respect for men in Turkey, equivalent to sir. (noun)
  • An educated or respected man in the Near East. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "effendi" in a sentence
  • "Then the mayor turned as pale as a man of his complexion can turn and blurted, "But, effendi, that is not possible.""
  • "I HAD the advantage of lodging three weeks at Belgrade, with a principal effendi, that is to say a scholar."
  • "Much of what land as was privately owned by Arabs prior to 1948 was included in vast latifundia owned by a few dozen wealthy "effendi" (aristocratic) families, some of whom did not even live in Palestine."
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