spahi
or spa·hee
[ spah-hee ]
noun,plural spa·his.
one of a body of Algerian cavalry in the French service.
(formerly) a cavalryman in the Turkish army.
Origin of spahi
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How to use spahi in a sentence
This was done at the city of Diarbekir in Mesopotatamia, by a Turkish horse soldier, whom they call a spahee.
British Dictionary definitions for spahi
spahi
spahee
/ (ˈspɑːhiː, ˈspɑːiː) /
nounplural -his or -hees
(formerly) an irregular cavalryman in the Turkish armed forces
a member of a body of native Algerian cavalrymen in the French armed forces: disbanded after Algerian independence
Origin of spahi
1C16: from Old French, from Turkish sipahi, from Persian sipāhī soldier; see sepoy
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