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spahi, spahee [ˈspɑːhiː ˈspɑːiː]

n pl -his, -hees

1. (Historical Terms) (formerly) an irregular cavalryman in the Turkish armed forces

2. (Historical Terms) a member of a body of native Algerian cavalrymen in the French armed forces: disbanded after Algerian independence

[from Old French, from Turkish sipahi, from Persian sipāhī soldier; see sepoy]

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