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Definition of Dragomans

Dragomans
Dragoman Drag"o*man, n.; pl. Dragomans. [From F. dragoman, or Sp. dragoman, or It. dragomanno; all fr. LGr. ?, Ar. tarjum[=a]n, from the same source as E. targum. Cf. Drogman, Truchman.] An interpreter; -- so called in the Levant and other parts of the East.
Dragoman
Dragoman Drag"o*man, n.; pl. Dragomans. [From F. dragoman, or Sp. dragoman, or It. dragomanno; all fr. LGr. ?, Ar. tarjum[=a]n, from the same source as E. targum. Cf. Drogman, Truchman.] An interpreter; -- so called in the Levant and other parts of the East.

Meaning of Dragomans from wikipedia

- trading posts. A dragoman had to have a knowledge of Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and European languages. In the Ottoman Empire, Dragomans were mainly members...
- never formalized in the same manner. From 1711, many former Grand Dragomans or Dragomans of the Fleet were appointed to the positions of princes (voivodes...
- consent of the Kapudan Pasha. Apart from their administrative duties, the dragomans actively promoted education, made donations to churches, codified the...
- Persian-speaking polities. Dragoman may also refer to: Dragoman, Bulgaria Dragoman Muni****lity, Bulgaria Dragoman Glacier, Antarctica Dragoman Marsh, the biggest...
- György Dragomán (born 10 September 1973) is a Hungarian author and literary translator. His best-known work, The White King (2005) has been translated...
- 22°56′E / 42.917°N 22.933°E / 42.917; 22.933 Dragoman (Bulgarian: Драгоман [drɐɡoˈman]) is the seat of Dragoman Muni****lity in the Sofia Province, western...
- The following is a list of dragomans. Đorđe Branković (count) (1645–1711), Serbian dragoman who spoke Romanian, Hungarian, German, Turkish and other languages...
- The Dragoman Marsh is the biggest natural karst wetland in Bulgaria. It is situated only 35 km north-west from Sofia and covers a valley between the limestone...
- From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting the Middle East is a 2004 book written by Middle-East historian Bernard Lewis. The book comprises a series of scholarly...
- 2005, Romanian newspaper Libertatea reported the birth of Lucian Yahoo Dragoman, supposedly named after the web portal Yahoo. The story spread briefly...