BASHAW

Definitions: BASHAW

BASHAW

Noun

1. A very large siluroid fish (Leptops olivaris) of the Mississippi valley; -- also called goujon, mud cat, and yellow cat.

2. Fig.: A magnate or grandee.

3. A Turkish title of honor, now written pasha. See Pasha.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Date "BASHAW" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1792. (references)

Specialty Definitions: BASHAW

Domain	Definitions
Literature	Bashaw An arrogant, domineering man; so called from the Turkish viceroys and provincial governors, each of whom bears the title of bascha (pacha). A three-tailed bashaw. A beglerbeg or prince of princes among the Turks, having a standard of three horse-tails borne before him. The next in rank is the bashaw with two tails, and then the bey, who has only one horse-tail. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Specialty Definition: Bashaw, Wisconsin

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Bashaw is a town located in Washburn County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 921.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 87.8 km² (33.9 mi²). 86.8 km² (33.5 mi²) of it is land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.09% water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 921 people, 339 households, and 267 families residing in the town. The population density is 10.6/km² (27.5/mi²). There are 387 housing units at an average density of 4.5/km² (11.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 98.15% White, 0.22% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. 0.43% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 339 households out of which 34.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.5% are married couples living together, 3.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% are non-families. 17.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.72 and the average family size is 3.10. In the town the population is spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 41 years. For every 100 females there are 105.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 106.5 males. The median income for a household in the town is $43,500, and the median income for a family is $47,014. Males have a median income of $31,923 versus $21,667 for females. The per capita income for the town is $16,982. 8.8% of the population and 7.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 10.2% are under the age of 18 and 13.7% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Bashaw, Wisconsin."

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Synonyms within Context: BASHAW

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Master	Regent, viceroy, exarch, palatine, khedive, hospodar, beglerbeg, three-tailed bashaw, pasha, bashaw, bey, beg, dey, scherif, tetrarch, satrap, mandarin, subahdar, nabob, maharajah; burgrave; laird; (proprietor); collector, commissioner, deputy commissioner, woon.
Nobility	Peer, peerage; house of lords, house of peers; lords, lords temporal and spiritual; noblesse; noble, nobleman; lord, lordling; grandee, magnifico, hidalgo; daimio, daimyo, samurai, shizoku; don, donship; aristocrat, swell, three-tailed bashaw; gentleman, squire, squireen, patrician, laureate.
Severity	Tyrant, disciplinarian, precisian, martinet, stickler, bashaw, despot, hard master, Draco, oppressor, inquisitor, extortioner, harpy, vulture; accipitres, birds of prey, raptorials, raptors.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: BASHAW

English words defined with "BASHAW": Bassaw ♦ Yellow cat. (references)

Specialty definitions using "BASHAW": Kingly Titles. (references)

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Photo Album: BASHAW

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	The champion pacer Johnston, by Bashaw Golddust. Named for and driven by Peter V. Johnston, of Chicago / J. Cameron.Credit: Library of Congress.
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Speeches: BASHAW

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Thomas Jefferson	1801-1809	The captain, one American sea man, and two others of color remain prisoners with them unless exchanged under an agreement formerly made with the Bashaw, to whom, on the faith of that, some of his captive subjects had been restored.
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Name Usage Frequency: BASHAW

The following table summarizes the usage of "BASHAW" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Bashaw	Last name	1,000	7,778
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: BASHAW

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
bashaw	8
bashaw alberta	3
bashaw hotel	2
bashaw louis	2
bashaw sports	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: BASHAW

Language		Translations for "BASHAW"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		pasha (pacha, Pasha). (various references)

Bulgarian		големец (higher-up, mugwump, nabob, nob), паша (grass, grazing, herbage, pasturage, pasture). (various references)

Hungarian		pasa (pacha, Pasha). (various references)

Pig Latin		ashawbay

Russian		паша (pacha, pasha). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		paša (graze, pacha, pasha, pasturage, pasture). (various references)

Swedish		pascha (Pasha). (various references)

Ukranian		паша (pacha, pasturage, pasture). (various references)

Vietnamese		Pasa (pacha, pasha). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: BASHAW

Derivations
	Words beginning with "BASHAW": bashaws. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: BASHAW

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-b-h-s-w"
	-1 letter: abash, awash.
	-2 letters: aahs, abas, baas, bash, haws, shaw, swab, wabs, wash.
	-3 letters: aah, aas, aba, abs, aha, ash, awa, baa, bah, bas, has, haw, sab, saw, sha, wab, was, wha.
	-4 letters: aa, ab, ah, as, aw, ba, ha, sh.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-b-h-s-w"
	+1 letter: bashaws.
	+2 letters: backwash, washable.
	+3 letters: ballhawks, brainwash, washables, washbasin, washboard.
	+4 letters: backwashed, backwashes, bathwaters, chawbacons, washbasins, washboards, watchables, watchbands, whalebacks, whaleboats.
	+5 letters: backwashing, brainwashed, brainwasher, brainwashes, handbarrows, washability.
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