Etymology

bostanji

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Today it means: One of the imperial guards of the Ottoman Empire. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish بوستانجی ← Persian بوستان
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  1. Persian · derived fromبوستان
  2. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromبوستانجی
  3. English todaybostanji

From Ottoman Turkish بوستانجی (bostancı), from بوستان (bostân, “market garden”) (from Persian بوستان (bôstân)), and ـجی (-ci, “maker, dealer”).

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