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PRONUNCIATION OF KAIMAKAM

kaimakam  [ˌkaɪmɑːˈkɑːm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KAIMAKAM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kaimakam 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 KAIMAKAM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kaymakam

Qaim Maqam or Qaimaqam or Kaymakam is the title used for the governor of a provincial district in the Republic of Turkey, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and in Lebanon; additionally, it was a title used for roughly the same official position in the Ottoman Empire.

Definition of kaimakam in the English dictionary

The definition of kaimakam in the dictionary is a Turkish deputy governor or lieutenant.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KAIMAKAM


alarm
əˈlɑːm
arm
ɑːm
balm
bɑːm
becalm
bɪˈkɑːm
caimacam
ˌkaɪməˈkɑːm
calm
kɑːm
charm
tʃɑːm
encalm
ɪnˈkɑːm
farm
fɑːm
firearm
ˈfaɪərˌɑːm
Guam
ɡwɑːm
haram
ˈhɑːˌrɑːm
harm
hɑːm
imam
ɪˈmɑːm
Islam
ˈɪzlɑːm
Montcalm
mɒntˈkɑːm
palm
pɑːm
psalm
sɑːm
qaimaqam
ˌkaɪmɑːˈkɑːm
salaam
səˈlɑːm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KAIMAKAM

kaif
Kaifeng
kaik
kaika
kaikai
kaikawaka
kaikomako
kail
kailyard
kailyard school
kain
kainga
kainite
kainogenesis
kainogenetic
kainogenetically
kairomone

WORDS THAT END LIKE KAIMAKAM

Adam
am
Amsterdam
cam
cream
dam
dream
hakam
jam
Nam
on the beam
program
ram
sam
spam
steam
stream
tam
team
Vietnam

Synonyms and antonyms of kaimakam in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «kaimakam» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KAIMAKAM

Find out the translation of kaimakam to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of kaimakam from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kaimakam» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

kaimakam
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

kaimakam
570 millions of speakers

English

kaimakam
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

kaimakam
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

kaimakam
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

kaimakam
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

kaimakam
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

kaimakam
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

kaimakam
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kaimakam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kaimakam
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

kaimakam
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

kaimakam
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kaimakam
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kaimakam
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

kaimakam
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कामकम्
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kaymakamı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

kaymakam
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kaimakam
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

kaimakam
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

kaimakam
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Καϊμακάμη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kaimakam
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kaimakam
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kaimakam
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kaimakam

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KAIMAKAM»

The term «kaimakam» is used very little and occupies the 172.841 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KAIMAKAM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «kaimakam» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «kaimakam» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KAIMAKAM»

Discover the use of kaimakam in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kaimakam and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Good Dusting: The Sudan Campaigns 1883-1899
Principal Medical Officer Gunboats Flotilla Commander S ultan Melik Sheikh El Kaimakam F. J. Nason (Cameronians) El Kaimakam H. W. Jackson (Gordon Highlanders) El Miralai J. G. Maxwell (Black Watch) El Bimbashi F. I. Maxse ...
Henry Keown-Boyd, 1986
2
Days of Tragedy in Armenia: Personal Experiences in Harpoot, ...
Each of these men was provided with a permit, duly made out and sealed, which permitted him to continue to live. The result of this action can readily be imagined, especially by anyone familiar with Turkish ways. The Kaimakam was besieged ...
Henry Harrison Riggs, 1997
3
Dead Man in Istanbul
The kaimakam tried to clip ears again but the boys scuttled and ran off behind the houses. 'I am sorry, Effendi, I would not have wished you to hear such things! The young, these days, are shameless.' Mortified at this exposure ofthestate of the ...
Michael Pearce, 2009
4
Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
Daughter is 20 years old. Brothers of late master, Hainid, Abdoo, Abdullah Mak- bool, want to sell them. Been employed in water-carrying. Sent to Kaimakam. Guarantee taken against sale. The boat was landing grain from a steamer, and stuck ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1884
5
Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons
It is useless for me to point out to your Excellency the imprudence and all the probable evil results of the Kaimakam's conduct, and 1 hasten to beg you to be good enough to mention it to the Governor-General, who, I am sure, will call upon the ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1877
6
Further Correspondence Respecting the Affairs of Turkey
According to Erzeroum letters of 24th, Geghi Beys, four in number, having obtained from Constantinople dismissal of Kaimakam, Mussulmans and Christians begged for revocation of order. In revenge Beys beats and wounded Horhor villagers ...
Great Britain. Foreign Office, 1879
7
The Forty Days of Musa Dagh
not quite so hopeless, the Kaimakam retired from the presence, past the highly decorative Osman. Nor did hope deceive him. This same Osman came after midnight to his quarters, to rouse and lead him at once to Jemal. The Syrian dictator ...
Franz Werfel, 2012
8
Journal of a Tour in the Levant
52 AUDIENCE OF THE KAIMAKAM. were shewn into a large hall, richly painted and gilt, through which we passed ; and having ascended a staircase, followed the Chiaous Bashee through a suite of handsome rooms to the spacious ...
William Turner, 1820
9
The Source
The kaimakam did not touch the money, but watched carefully as his visitor continued to unload his right pants pocket. Out came a few paltry coins, some foreign bills, the kind of bribe a desperate man would offer for the recovery of a horse.
James A. Michener, 1986
10
The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal
This is a farce always played off on these occasions, to impress foreigners with a respect tor this contemptible soldiery, who are now formidable only to their own government. We walked forward to the divan-chamber, where the kaimakam was  ...
Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths, 1821

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KAIMAKAM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kaimakam is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Memoirs of an Armenian Genocide Survivor from Hadjin
The Kaimakam of Hadjin, the Armenian Mr. Armenag, who had long been the target of a campaign of Hunchag harassment, resigned from his ... «Asbarez Armenian News, Apr 15»
2
Amal Clooney should back off. Lord Elgin was a hero who saved the …
It was from the acting Grand Vizier (the Kaimakam), who was the omnipotent Sultan's immediate deputy. It ordered the Civil Governor (the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 14»
3
Elgin Marbles & the Parthenon
“He simply made use of a friendly letter from the Kaimakam, a Turkish officer, who at the time was replacing the Grand Vizier in Constantinople. «LiveScience.com, Jan 13»

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