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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آنغاریه (angarya, angariya, angariye), from Greek αγγαρεία (angareía).
Pronunciation
Noun
angarya (definite accusative angaryayı, plural angaryalar)
- compulsory work
- Synonym: yüklenti
- corvee
- (law) a warring state taking advantage of a foreign state's merchant ships in its waters by confiscating them
- (law) a state in extraordinary circumstances or in martial law confiscating its residents' vehicles
- (history) internal services other than drills in the Ottoman army
- (nautical) heavy work done on or outside of the ship, apart from the main services in the ship's program
- (figuratively) drudgery, donkeywork, chore
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