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medjidieh
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medjidieh, n. [Turk. majīdieh (prop. fem. a., fr. Ar. mejīd glorious); -- so called after the sultan Abdul Mejid , lit., “servant of the Glorious One,” i.e., of God.].
- A silver coin of Turkey formerly rated at twenty, but since 1880 at nineteen, piasters (about 83 cents). [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- A Turkish honorary order established in 1851 by
Abdul-Mejid , having as its badge a medallion surrounded by seven silver rays and crescents. It is often conferred on foreigners. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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