Definition of spahi - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

french colonial

Rare

soldier in Arab-recruited cavalry in French colonial service

Rare

The spahi served in North Africa under French command.

cavalryman

horseman

trooper

military

Rare

ottoman cavalryman recruited under a land-based system

Rare

The spahi rode with the Ottoman army.

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Origin of spahi

Turkish, sipahi (cavalryman)

Examples of spahi in a sentence

A spahi's uniform was distinct and colorful.
The spahi was known for his bravery in battle.
Each spahi was granted land for his service.

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French:spahi, cavalier ottoman, ...
German:Spahi, ...
Italian:spahi, cavaliere ottomano, ...
Spanish:spahi, ...
Portuguese:spahi, ...
Chinese:阿拉伯骑兵, 奥斯曼骑兵, ...
Japanese:スパヒ, ...
Arabic:سِباهي, ...
Hebrew:סְפָאהִי, סֻפַאהִי, ...
Russian:спахи, спаги, ...
Ukrainian:спагі, османський кавалерист, ...
Hindi:स्पाही, ओटोमन घुड़सवार, ...
Bengali:স্পাহি, অটোমান অশ্বারোহী, ...
Catalan:spahi, ...
Czech:spáh, sipáhí, ...
Danish:spahi, ...
Dutch:spahi, ...
Greek:σπαχής, ...
Hungarian:szpáhi, ...
Khmer:ទាហានសេះជនជាតិអារ៉ាប់ដែលបម្រើក្នុងកងទ័ពអាណានិគមបារាំង, ទាហានសេះអូតូម៉ង់ដែលត្រូវបានជ្រើសរើសតាមប្រព័ន្ធដីធ្លី, ...
Korean:스파히, ...
Persian:سرباز سواره‌نظام, سپاهی, ...
Polish:spahi, spahis, ...
Portuguese (BR):spahi, ...
Romanian:spahiu, cavaler otoman, ...
Swedish:spahi, ...
Thai:สปาฮี, ทหารม้าออตโตมัน, ...
Turkish:spahi, sipahi, ...
Vietnamese:lính spahi, kỵ binh, ...

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Noun

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