kaza

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A subdistrict, particularly (historical) a third-level administrative division of the Ottoman Empire.

Pronunciation

/ˈkaza/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kaza.wav

Word forms

kaza kazas caza

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قضا (kaza, “division of a sanjak”), from Arabic قَضَاء (qaḍāʔ, “jurisdiction, court circuit”), from قَضَى (qaḍā, “to decide, to judge”).

Synonyms

kaymakamlik

Related words

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