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giaours

giaours is the plural of giaour.

Meaning of giaour

Noun

giaour (plural giaours)

  1. (slur) A non-Muslim, especially a Christian, an infidel; especially as used by Turkish people with particular reference to Christians such as Greeks, Armenians, Bulgarians, Serbs and Assyrians.
    • And far beyond the Moslem's power / Had wrong'd him with the faithless Giaour.1813, Lord Byron, The Giaour, a Fragment of a Turkish Tale, London: John Murray, page 10
    Synonyms:
    kafir

Questions about giaours

What is giaours the plural of?
Giaours is the plural of giaour.

Words near giaours in the dictionary

  1. giants
  2. Giants Creek
  3. giantship
  4. giantships
  5. giaour
  6. giaours
  7. Giapan
  8. Giaquinto
  9. Giaquintos
  10. Giard
  11. giardia

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