avania

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avania

/ˌavəˈniːə/ UK

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Borrowed from Italian avania, from Medieval Greek ἀβανία (abanía, cfr. modern Greek αβανιά (avaniá) “defamation, slander”), possibly from Arabic خَوَّان (ḵawwān, “unreliable, treacherous”).

noun avanias

historical A tax or fee imposed on foreigners under the Ottoman Empire, especially one considered to be irregular or extortionate. The merchants are considered as more immediately under the protection of the Mohassil, and therefore not so subject to the Avanias made by the Bashaw.

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noun fee imposed by Ottomans

Português	avania
Français	avanie
Italiano	avania, vania
Ελληνικά	αβανία avanía
العربية	عَوَانِيَّة ʕawāniyya, عَوَانَة ʕawāna

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@misc{avania_2026,
  title = {avania},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/avania},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}