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VIZI(E)R

\vˈɪzi ˈiː ˈɑː], \vˈɪzi ˈiː ˈɑː], \v_ˈɪ_z_i__ ˈiː__ ˈɑː]\

Definitions of VIZI(E)R

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High official, esp. State minister, in Mohammedan countries; grand v., prime minister in Turkish empire& other countries. Hence vizi (e)rate (1), vizi (e)rship, nn., vizi (e)rial a.

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
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