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noun
a member of a Serbian nationalist group that fought against the Turks in the early part of the 20th century and carried on guerrilla warfare during World War I and II.
Origin:
1905–10; < Serbo-Croatian čȅtnīk guerrilla, equivalent to čȅt(a) troop (cognate with Old Russian cheta, Czech četa) + -nīk agent suffix (compare -nik)
1905–10; < Serbo-Croatian čȅtnīk guerrilla, equivalent to čȅt(a) troop (cognate with Old Russian cheta, Czech četa) + -nīk agent suffix (compare -nik)
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Chetnik
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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chetnik
1909, "member of a Balkan guerrilla force," from Serb. četnik, from četa "band, troop."
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