pakhanate
pakhanate · pakhanates
Another term for mafia stateAnother term for mafia state.
/pəˈkɑːneɪt/
Meaning
1 sensesAnother term for mafia state.
Origin
Blending of Russian пахан (paxan, “don, mob boss, kingpin”) and khanate.Blending of Russian пахан (paxan, “don, mob boss, kingpin”) and khanate.
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Forms
plural: pakhanates| Singular | pakhanate |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedkhanate
See also
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