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Haiduk

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Haiduk, Heyduck, Heiduc [ˈhaɪdʊk]
n
(Historical Terms) a rural brigand in the European part of the Ottoman Empire
[from Hungarian hajdúk brigands]


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Of particular importance to his analysis is the figure of the haiduk, the anti-Ottoman heroic brigand from Balkan folkloric tradition somewhat analogous to the character of Robin Hood.
I gave him some money and he went to town, where he bought me a blue dolman, Turkish trousers, and red haiduk sandals; and the next morning, without least delay, we set out together across Mount Rakovac.
 
 
 
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