effendi

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Noun

1. An educated or well-respected man in an eastern Mediterranean or Arab country; often used as a [[title]] of [[respect]] or [[courtesy]] in [[Turkey]] or a former Ottoman territory.
2. {{lb|en|Africa|historical}} The highest [[military rank]] attainable by [[African]] soldiers in several [[British]] and Imperial [[German]] [[colonial]] [[force]]s.

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