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bostanji

bostanji noun: one of the imperial guards of the Ottoman Empire.

bostanji: one of the imperial guards of the Ottoman Empire
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Noun

bostanji (plural bostanjis)

  1. (historical) One of the imperial guards of the Ottoman Empire.

Forms of bostanji

pluralbostanjis
alternative formbostangi
alternative formbustangee

Origin of bostanji

From Ottoman Turkish بوستانجی (bostancı), from بوستان (bostân, “market garden”) (from Persian بوستان (bôstân)), and ـجی (-ci, “maker, dealer”).

Questions about bostanji

What does bostanji mean?
Bostanji means one of the imperial guards of the Ottoman Empire.
What part of speech is bostanji?
Bostanji is a noun.
What is the plural of bostanji?
The plural of bostanji is bostanjis.

Words near bostanji in the dictionary

  1. bostal
  2. bostals
  3. Bostan
  4. bostangi
  5. bostangis
  6. bostanji
  7. bostanjis
  8. bosted
  9. bostel
  10. bostels
  11. boster

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