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giaour

[ jou-uhr, jou-er ]

noun

, Turkish.
  1. an unbeliever; a non-Muslim, especially a Christian.


giaour

/ ˈdʒaʊə /

noun

  1. a derogatory term for a non-Muslim, esp a Christian, used esp by the Turks


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Word History and Origins

Origin of giaour1

1555–65; earlier gower, gour < Turkish gâvur < Persian gaur, variant of gabr Zoroastrian, non-Muslim; spelling giaour < French, with gi- representing Turk palatalized g, later taken as spelling for j

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Word History and Origins

Origin of giaour1

C16: from Turkish giaur unbeliever, from Persian gaur, variant of gäbr

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Example Sentences

The lady refused to visit our camp, and seemed to hold the Giaour in profound contempt.

"Your medicine is good, Giaour," she said, with the ghost of a disdainful laugh.

The Giaour, Lara, and the Corsair make me justly style him a poet.

The "Giaour" is due to a personal adventure of Byron's, in which he played, as was his wont, a most energetic and generous part.

Byron speaks in his own person in the introduction of the "Giaour," which is replete with most exquisite beauty.

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