janizar

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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

nounjanizar (plural janizars)

plural janizars

  1. alternativeAlternative form of janissary.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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