Etymology

zaptié

Today it means: A gendarme / carabineer in Italian colonies of the Ottoman Empire Full definition →

Turkish zaptiye
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  1. Turkish · borrowed fromzaptiye
  2. English todayzaptié

From Turkish zaptiye.

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