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spahi Definition


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spahi
noun
    historical:
    1. A member of the Turkish cavalry.
    2. A member of the Algerian cavalry who served under French command.
Etymology: Late 19c in sense 2; 16c in sense 1: from Turkish sipahi soldier.



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