aga

a·ga also a·gha  (äg, g)

n.

Used as a title for a civil or military leader, especially in Turkey.

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[Turkish aa, from Old Turkic aqa, older brother.]

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aga, agha [ˈɑːgə]

n (in the Ottoman Empire)

1. (Historical Terms) a title of respect, often used with the title of a senior position

2. (Historical Terms) a military commander

[Turkish, literally: lord]

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Aga [ˈɑːgə]

n

(Cookery)™ Brit a cooking range and heating system powered by solid fuel, electricity, or gas

[from (Svenskaa) A(ktiebolaget) Ga(sackumulator), the original Swedish manufacturer]

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Aga - title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey) Agha form of address, title of respect, title - an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'; "the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title" Republic of Turkey, Turkey - a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923