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Meaning of KHEDIVE

Pronunciation:  ki'deev

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  one of the Turkish viceroys who ruled Egypt between 1867 and 1914
 
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 See Also: vicereine, viceroy

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Khe`dive"\, n. [F. kh['e]dive, Pers. khediw a prince.]
A governor or viceroy; -- a title granted in 1867 by the
sultan of Turkey to the ruler of Egypt.
 

 

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