Definitions

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  • noun A kind of dagger used in certain Arabian countries.

Etymologies

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From Persian خنجر (khanjar), Urdu خنجر, or their source, Arabic خنجر (khanjar).

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Examples

  • It would have been nice if they had kept their red and green colors, which represent the national flag, and may be re-designed the khanjar to look more appealing.

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  • It would have been nice if they had kept their red and green colors, which represent the national flag, and may be re-designed the khanjar to look more appealing.

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  • The emissary from Yasir Arafat bore an antique khanjar, a curved dagger, crafted from silver and steel, that is worn by Yemeni men of rank.

    Back At The Table 2008

  • Flag description: three horizontal bands of white, red, and green of equal width with a broad, vertical, red band on the hoist side; the national emblem (a khanjar dagger in its sheath superimposed on two crossed swords in scabbards) in white is centered near the top of the vertical band

    Oman 2008

  • Omanthree horizontal bands of white, red, and green of equal width with a broad, vertical, red band on the hoist side; the national emblem (a khanjar dagger in its sheath superimposed on two crossed swords in scabbards) in white is centered near the top of the vertical band

    Flag description 2008

  • Oman: three horizontal bands of white, red, and green of equal width with a broad, vertical, red band on the hoist side; the national emblem (a khanjar dagger in its sheath superimposed on two crossed swords in scabbards) in white is centered at the top of the vertical band

    The 2001 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Flag description: three horizontal bands of white, red, and green of equal width with a broad, vertical, red band on the hoist side; the national emblem (a khanjar dagger in its sheath superimposed on two crossed swords in scabbards) in white is centered at the top of the vertical band

    The 2001 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Flag: three horizontal bands of white (top, double width), red, and green (double width) with a broad, vertical, red band on the hoist side; the national emblem (a khanjar dagger in its sheath superimposed on two crossed swords in scabbards) in white is centered at the top of the vertical band

    The 1996 CIA Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Flag: three horizontal bands of white (top, double width), red, and green (double width) with a broad, vertical, red band on the hoist side; the national emblem (a khanjar dagger in its sheath superimposed on two crossed swords in scabbards) in white is centered at the top of the vertical band

    The 1995 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Every hair of his beard, every jewel in the hilt of his khanjar, was enumerated and criticised; while all oriental etiquette was violated by the constant enquiries addressed to him relative to the number of his wives, and the economy of his domestic arrangements.

    Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV. Various

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