sanjak

[ sahn-jak ]

/ ˌsɑnˈdʒæk /

(in Turkey) one of the administrative districts into which a vilayet is divided.

Origin of sanjak

First recorded in 1530–40, sanjak is from the Turkish word sancak district (literally, flag, standard)

After having traversed the entire width of the whole Sanjak, the magnificent orb, slowly and regretfully, sinks into the west.

Frenzied Fiction |Stephen Leacock
He likewise landed an ample supply of powder and ball, and left a Sanjak with 500 Turks and five foists.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume VI |Robert Kerr
The sanjak is rich in mineral wealth; silver mines are worked at Balia and boracite mines at Susurlu.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 |Various
Where it went somebody more than the chief of a sanjak, more than the governor of a castle, or even a province, led the way.

The Prince of India, Volume I |Lew. Wallace

Can you, will you, tell me what is the Sanjak of Novi Bazar?

Frenzied Fiction |Stephen Leacock

sanjak

/ (ˈsændʒæk) /

(in the Turkish Empire) a subdivision of a vilayet

C16: from Turkish sancàk, literally: a flag