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djoundi

djoundi noun: an Algerian Muslim soldier fighting for independence during the Algerian War.

Noun

djoundi (plural djounoud)

  1. (historical) An Algerian Muslim soldier fighting for independence during the Algerian War.
    • Enlistment of the first F.L.N. djounoud, however, proceeded slowly […]1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 84
    • Frantz Fanon had been dead for six months when Kahn visited Ghardimaou, and it is possible that some of the djounoud he met there had been part of the honour guard that saluted Fanon's body […]2012, David Macey, Frantz Fanon: A Biography

Forms of djoundi

pluraldjounoud

Origin of djoundi

From Algerian Arabic جُندِي (jundī).

Questions about djoundi

What does djoundi mean?
Djoundi means an Algerian Muslim soldier fighting for independence during the Algerian War.
What part of speech is djoundi?
Djoundi is a noun.
What is the plural of djoundi?
The plural of djoundi is djounoud.

Words near djoundi in the dictionary

  1. Djon
  2. djong
  3. djongs
  4. Djordjevic
  5. Djordjevics
  6. djoundi
  7. djounoud
  8. DJP algorithm
  9. DJs
  10. DJT
  11. DJTA

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