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effendi

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ef·​fen·​di | \ e-ˈfen-dē How to pronounce effendi (audio) , ə- \

Definition of effendi

: a man of property, authority, or education in an eastern Mediterranean country

Examples of effendi in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And David, once dignified with the Turkish honorific effendi, would die in Auschwitz with much of his family in 1943. — The Economist, 2 Jan. 2020

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First Known Use of effendi

1614, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for effendi

Turkish efendi master, from Modern Greek aphentēs, alteration of Greek authentēs — more at authentic

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“Effendi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/effendi. Accessed 1 Jul. 2022.

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