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ghazis

ghazis is the plural of ghazi.

Meaning of ghazi

Noun

ghazi (plural ghazis or ghazies)

  1. A Muslim warrior who fights in war against non-Muslims, especially one who has won renown as a martial champion; often used as a title.
    • I should have fallen into the hands of the murderous Ghazis had it not been for the devotion and courage shown by Murray, my orderly, who threw me across a pack-horse, and succeeded in bringing me safely to the British lines.1887, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “A Study in Scarlet”, in Beeton’s Christmas Annual, London; New York, N.Y.: Ward, Lock & Co., part I (Being a reprint from the reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D., […])...

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Proper noun capitalized: Ghazis

Ghazis

  1. (plural) plural of Ghazi

Questions about ghazis

What is ghazis the plural of?
Ghazis is the plural of ghazi.
What part of speech is ghazis?
Ghazis is a proper noun.

Words near ghazis in the dictionary

  1. ghazels
  2. ghazi
  3. Ghaziabad
  4. ghazies
  5. Ghazipur
  6. ghazis
  7. ghazism
  8. Ghaznavid
  9. Ghaznavids
  10. Ghaznevid
  11. Ghaznevids

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