avania
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /avəˈniːə/
avania (plural avanias)
- (historical) A tax or fee imposed on foreigners under the Ottoman Empire, especially one considered to be irregular or extortionate.
- 1794, Alex Russell, The Natural History of Aleppo, Second edition, p. 330:
- The merchants are considered as more immediately under the protection of the Mohassil, and therefore not so subject to the Avanias made by the Bashaw.
- 2000, Merlijn Olnon, ‘Towards Classifying Avanias’, Friend and Rivals in the East, p. 162:
- The Europeans often felt that these practices went against the capitulations, and considered them extortions – which they called avanias.
- 1794, Alex Russell, The Natural History of Aleppo, Second edition, p. 330:
- French: avanie
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