Meanings
nounzaptié (plural zaptiés)
plural zaptiés
- governmentA gendarme / carabineer in Italian colonies of the Ottoman Empire
Origin
- Turkishzaptiye
- Englishzaptié
From Turkish zaptiye.
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APA
zaptié. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zapti%C3%A9
MLA
“zaptié.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zapti%C3%A9. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zaptié,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zapti%C3%A9.
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