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aga noun [ ˈɑːɡə ]

• (in Muslim countries, especially under the Ottoman Empire) a military commander or official.
Origin: mid 16th century: from Turkish ağa ‘master, lord’, from Mongolian aqa .

Aga noun

• a type of heavy heat-retaining stove or range used for cooking and heating.
Origin: 1930s: from the Swedish name ( Svenskaa) A(ktiebolaget) Ga(sackumulator ) ‘Swedish Gas Accumulator Company’, the original manufacturer.


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