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Meaning of shaikh

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

shaikh

noun

Definitions

  1. The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe.

  2. An Islamic religious cleric; the leader of an Islamic religious order.

  3. (some Arab Gulf countries) An official title for members of the royal family as well as some prominent families.

  4. (1920s) A romantic lover. (from the 1921 film The Sheik)

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