Look up: Spahi

1. Spahi
   Spa'hi Spa'hee noun [ Persian , Turk., & Hind. sipāhī : confer French spahi . See Seroy .] 1. Formerly, one of the Turkish cavalry. 2. An Algerian cavalryman in the French army.
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2. Spahi
   • (n.) Alt. of Spahee
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3. spahi
   feudal cavalryman of the Ottoman Empire whose status resembled that of the medieval European knight. The spahi (from Persian for `cavalryman`) was ... [6 related articles]
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4. Spahi
   The Spahi were Turkish irregular cavalry soldiers characterised by their almost wild horses. They were formed in 1326 are reorganised by Moltke in 1835. The French army adopted the name and employed it for members of the Algerian and Tunisian cavalry regiments in the French army.
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5. Spahi
   `Spahis` () were light cavalry regiments of the French army recruited primarily from the indigenous populations of Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. The modern French Army retains one regiment of Spahis as an armoured unit, with personnel now recruited in mainland France. Etymology: The name is the Fren...
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