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Cossack

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Cos·sack  (ksk)
n.
A member of a people of southern European Russia and adjacent parts of Asia, noted as cavalrymen especially during czarist times.
[Russian kazak and Ukrainian kozak, both from South Turkic qazaq, adventurer; see Kazakh.]
Cossack adj.
Cossack [ˈkɒsæk]
n
(Historical Terms) (formerly) any of the free warrior-peasants of chiefly East Slavonic descent who lived in communes, esp in the Ukraine, and served as cavalry under the tsars
adj
(Historical Terms) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Cossacks a Cossack dance
[from Russian kazak vagabond, of Turkic origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.CossackCossack - a member of a Slavic people living in southern European Russia and Ukraine and adjacent parts of Asia and noted for their horsemanship and military skill; they formed an elite cavalry corps in czarist Russia
Slav - any member of the people of eastern Europe or Asian Russia who speak a Slavonic language
Translations
Cossack [ˈkɒsæk]
A. ADJ → cosaco m
B. N → cosaco/a m/f
cossack
n → Kosak(in) m(f)
adj → Kosaken-


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Dirkovitch was a Russian - a Russian of the Russians - who appeared to get his bread by serving the Czar as an officer in a Cossack regiment, and corresponding for a Russian newspaper with a name that was never twice alike.
The Man Who Was by Kipling, Rudyard View in context
The Grand Duke was dressed in the handsome and showy uniform of a Cossack officer.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
Some time after this we saw them move a little to our right, and expected them on the rear: when a cunning fellow, a Cossack of Jarawena, calling to the leader of the caravan, said to him, "I will send all these people away to Sibeilka.
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