n. A supreme ruler in some Middle Eastern or South Asian nations.
n. An Ukrainian monetary unit.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A former title of the supreme ruler in certain Eastern countries, especially Persia and Iran.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. In the Persian language, the ruler of a land, as either sovereign or vassal. The monarch of Persia (usually called the Shah by English writers) is designated by the compound appellation of padishah.
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n. title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran
Word Usage
"He was America's "shah"-and that has also been his undoing."