sheikh
pronunciation
How to pronounce sheikh in British English:
UK [ʃeɪk]
How to pronounce sheikh in American English:
US [ʃeɪk]
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- Noun:
- the leader of an Arab village or family
Word Origin
Example
- 1. But now the long-dead sheikh may rest reassured .
- 2. Some shia elders wish the sheikh had held his tongue .
- 3. The sheikh is among a handful of local leaders seeking reconciliation with the kurdish region 's once thriving christians .
- 4. The sheikh made various pronouncements concerning marriage .
- 5. The interior minister , abdi shakur sheikh hassan , was blown up in a suicide attack by his own niece last june .