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BEY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bey mean? 

BEY (noun)
  The noun BEY has 2 senses:

1. (formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egyptplay

2. the governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empireplay

  Familiarity information: BEY used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BEY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Context example:

he introduced me to Ahmet Bey

Hypernyms ("bey" is a kind of...):

adult male; man (an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman))


Sense 2

Meaning:

The governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("bey" is a kind of...):

governor (the head of a state government)


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