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chawushes

chawushes is the plural of chawush.

Noun capitalized: Chawushes

Chawushes

  1. (archaic, historical, plural) plural of Chawush (“chiaus”)
    • The Sultan's Household troops formed a class apart; for though connected with the standing army, they were looked on more as a department of the Court than a division of the army.[…]The Imperial Chawushes (sergeants) were a similar body, four or five hundred strong. In time of war they acted as...1889 October, Frank H. Tyrrell, “The Turkish army of the olden time”, in The Asiatic Quarterly Review, volume 8, London: T. Fisher Unwin, →OCLC, page 403

Questions about chawushes

What is chawushes the plural of?
Chawushes is the plural of chawush.
What part of speech is chawushes?
Chawushes is a noun.

Words near chawushes in the dictionary

  1. chawstick
  2. chawsticks
  3. Chawston
  4. Chawton
  5. chawush
  6. chawushes
  7. chaxapeptin
  8. chaxian
  9. chay
  10. chay root
  11. chay roots

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