janissar

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A form of janissary — An infantry soldier, often of European Christian background from the Balkans as well as Eastern Europe and forcibly converted to Islam, in a former elite Turkish (Ottoman) guard (disbanded in 1826).

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Meanings

nounjanissar (plural janissars)

plural janissars

  1. alternativeAlternative form of janissary.
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APA

janissar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/janissar

MLA

“janissar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/janissar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “janissar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/janissar.

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