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Gashgai

Gashgai is the alternative form of Qashqai.

Meaning of Qashqai

Noun

Qashqai pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A tribal confederation of clans of Turkic origin in the Shiraz region of Iran.
    • The Quashgai men were lean, hard-mouthed, weatherbeaten and wore cylindrical caps of white felt.1987, Bruce Chatwin, The Songlines, Vintage, published 1998, page 182

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Questions about Gashgai

What is Gashgai the alternative form of?
Gashgai is the alternative form of Qashqai.

Words near Gashgai in the dictionary

  1. gasher
  2. Gasherbrum
  3. gashers
  4. gashes
  5. gashful
  6. Gashgai
  7. Gashi
  8. gashing
  9. gashings
  10. Gashis
  11. gashly

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