Cossack

suomi-englanti sanakirja

Cossack englannista suomeksi

1. kasakka

0. Substantiivi

1. kasakka

Cossack englanniksi

1. A member or descendant of an originally (semi-)nomadic population of Europe and the adjacent parts of Asia, formed in part of runaways from neighbouring countries, that eventually settled in parts of the Commonwealth and the Russian tsarist Empire and constituted a military caste, particularly in areas now comprising southern Russia and Ukraine.

2. A member of a military unit (typically cavalry, originally recruited exclusively from the above).

3. (label) A Ukrainian.

4. (label) A mercenary, a violent thug: a regular or irregular soldier, police officer or security guard employed to persecute or oppress disfavoured groups, such as Jews or (striking) workers.

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