Hamadiye

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noun

Well-armed, irregular, mainly Sunni Kurdish cavalry formations that operated in the southeastern provinces of the Ottoman Empire.

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Meanings

nounHamadiye pl (plural only)

alternative Hamidieh

  1. historicalpluralplural onlygovernmentWell-armed, irregular, mainly Sunni Kurdish cavalry formations that operated in the southeastern provinces of the Ottoman Empire.

Origin

Established in 1891 by Sultan Abdul Hamid II and named after him.

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APA

Hamadiye. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hamadiye

MLA

“Hamadiye.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hamadiye. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hamadiye,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hamadiye.

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