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basaji

basaji noun: a class of low-ranking Iranian foot soldiers.

Noun

basaji pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A class of low-ranking Iranian foot soldiers.
    • In other parts of the world, soldiers have also been willing to commit suicide in bombing another army, most notably the Japanese kamikaze in World War II and the Iranian basaji during the Iran-Iraq War2006, Sai Felicia Krishna-Hensel, Global cooperation: challenges and opportunities in the twenty-first century, →ISBN, page 116

Origin of basaji

From Persian بسیجی (basiji, “member of the Basij”), from بسیج (basij, “Basij, volunteer army”).

Questions about basaji

What does basaji mean?
Basaji means a class of low-ranking Iranian foot soldiers.
What part of speech is basaji?
Basaji is a noun.

Words near basaji in the dictionary

  1. basa
  2. Basa Air Base
  3. basa fish
  4. Basaa
  5. Basag
  6. basaji
  7. Basak
  8. Basak Pardo
  9. Basak San Nicolas
  10. basal
  11. basal bodies

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