khanate
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khanate¹
- /ˈxɑːneɪt/
- /ˈkɑːneɪt/
- [ˈqʰɑːnɛjt] British, Southern, Standard
Where it comes from
From khan + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it).
noun khanates · Khanate · chanate
- The polity ruled by a khan, comprising one or more tribes or clans; a state or dominion ruled by this polity; its territory. By the middle of the nineteenth century Central Asia was rarely out of the headlines, as one by one the ancient caravan towns and khanates of the former Silk Road fell to Russian arms.
Khanate²
noun Khanates
- Alternative form of khanate All towns and villages within the Khanate of Khiva shall henceforward be open to Russian trade.
Translations
Talk about this word "khanate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/khanate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. khanate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/khanate "khanate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/khanate.Cite this
@misc{khanate_2026,
title = {khanate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/khanate},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
