Cos·sack (k s  k)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.] Cos sack 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]
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| Noun | 1. |  Cossack - 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 RussiaSlav - any member of the people of eastern Europe or Asian Russia who speak a Slavonic language |
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