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PRONUNCIATION OF CAVASS

cavass  [kɑːˈvɑːs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAVASS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cavass is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CAVASS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kavass

Kavass is a Turkish name for an armed police-officer, also for a courier such as it is usual to engage when travelling in Turkey. The name is used, inter alia, for the guards that traditionally preserve public order at the important worship spots of the Holy Land, such as the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem and the Nativity Church in Bethlehem. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed.. Encyclopædia Britannica. Cambridge University Press. ...

Definition of cavass in the English dictionary

The definition of cavass in the dictionary is a Turkish armed police officer.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CAVASS


Artigas
ɑːˈtiːɡɑːs
bluegrass
ˈbluːˌɡrɑːs
brass
brɑːs
bypass
ˈbaɪˌpɑːs
class
klɑːs
fiberglass
ˈfaɪbəɡlɑːs
first-class
ˈfɜːstˌklɑːs
glass
ɡlɑːs
grass
ɡrɑːs
hourglass
ˈaʊəˌɡlɑːs
kavass
kəˈvɑːs
kuvasz
ˈkʊvɑːs
kvas
kvɑːs
kvass
kvɑːs
litas
ˈliːtɑːs
maas
mɑːs
mas
mɑːs
middle-class
ˈmɪdəl klɑːs
pass
pɑːs
quass
kvɑːs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAVASS

cavalier
cavalier King Charles spaniel
Cavalier poets
cavalierish
cavalierism
cavalierly
cavalla
cavalletti
cavallies
Cavallini
cavally
cavalries
cavalry
cavalry charge
cavalry officer
cavalry twill
cavalryman
Cavan
cavatina
cavatine

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAVASS

ass
badass
bass
biomass
black bass
canvass
come to pass
compass
encompass
first class
in the mass
kick ass
kick-ass
lass
mass
middle class
stained glass
strass
sunglass
world-class

Synonyms and antonyms of cavass in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cavass» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAVASS

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Translator English - Chinese

cavass
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cavass
570 millions of speakers

English

cavass
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cavass
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

cavass
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

cavass
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cavass
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

cavass
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cavass
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cavass
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kawaß
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

cavass
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

cavass
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cavass
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cavass
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

cavass
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कवच
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cavass
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cavass
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cavass
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

cavass
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cavass
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

cavass
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

cavass
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

cavass
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

cavass
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cavass

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAVASS»

The term «cavass» is barely ever used and occupies the 200.811 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CAVASS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cavass

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAVASS»

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1
Results of the Official Cavass of Consolidated Primary Election
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Los Angeles County (Calif.). Registrar O, 2011
2
Household Words
I cannot speak Turkish, nor Greek, nor Italian, nor anything else but English and a few words of dog French, which my Cavass understands. I therefore refer to this functionary with the interrogatory, " Anglaise sudjit 1 " O Dios ! " replies my ...
Charles Dickens, 1854
3
Melusina: a new Arabian night's entertainment
„Not Sheikh Hamood, surely, who goes out into gardens with children and loses them, and is only saved from being drubbed at the express wish of Sheikh Cassim," said the Cavass. „Have I missed a day in coming to inquire if the boy was ...
Andrew Archibald Paton, 1860
4
Decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States
The department encloses a form of power of attorney with the request that it be informed whether the landlord and cavass at Harput may execute similar instruments designating the attorney in Constantinople as agent, and whether that ...
5
The Literary Gazette and Journal of the Belles Lettres, ...
In travelling with a Cavass or Tartar, the case is altered. I cannot say upon the whole that I prefer it, always enjoying the attention and kindness natural to humanity, rather than the respect commanded by authority ; and I fear I am represented ...
6
The Missionary Herald
Last winter, Mr. Rassam laid the case before the Pasha, and a cavass was sent into the mountains for her ; but the Koords were at that time in rebellion, and he returned unsuccessful. The Rescue. A few weeks since, a letter was received from ...
7
The Panoplist, and Missionary Herald
My Koordish cavass from the chief at Akra was still with me; but he was very reluctant to proceed, lest he should fall into the hands of some of the independent Nes- torians, who are represented as a most formidable race of people. The most  ...
8
Missionary Herald
My Koordish cavass from the chief at Akra was still □with me; but he was very reluctant to proceed, lest he should fall into the hands of some of the independent Nestorians, who are represented as a most formidable race of people. The most ...
9
An account of discoveries in Lycia: being a journal kept ...
In travelling with a Cavass or Tartar, the case is altered. I cannot say upon the whole that I prefer it, always enjoying the attention and kindness natural to humanity, rather than the respect commanded by authority, and I fear I am represented as ...
Sir Charles Fellows, 1841
10
Travels in the Slavonic Provinces of Turkey-In-Europe
We were not surprised at the cavass's advocacy, for an Albanian usually stands by an Albanian—as he would fight him—ale, without regard to creed. Meanwhile, the poor man stood eagerly watching our faces. ' When the cavass finished ...
G.M. Mackenzie

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAVASS»

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... there besides conducting eye camps as part of his charitable foundation and cavass for former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakasa. «Mid-Day, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Cavass [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cavass>. May 2024 ».
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