/ kɑːn; NAmE / noun
a title given to rulers in some Muslim countries
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French chan , medieval Latin canus , caanus , from Turkic ḵān lord, prince.
/ kɑːn; NAmE / noun
a title given to rulers in some Muslim countries
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French chan , medieval Latin canus , caanus , from Turkic ḵān lord, prince.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005