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zaptiah

zaptiah is the alternative form of zaptieh.

Meaning of zaptieh

Noun

zaptieh (plural zaptiehs)

  1. A Turkish policeman.
    • One of the most striking photographs of the deportations that have come out of Armenia. Here is shown a column of Christians on the path across the great plains of the Mamuret-ul-Aziz. The zaptieths are shown walking along at one side.1918, Aurora Mardiganian, Ravished Armenia, page 10

Forms of zaptiah

pluralzaptiahs

Questions about zaptiah

What is zaptiah the alternative form of?
Zaptiah is the alternative form of zaptieh.

Words near zaptiah in the dictionary

  1. Zaprudka
  2. zaps
  3. zaps over
  4. zaps up
  5. zapti
  6. zaptiah
  7. zaptiahs
  8. zaptieh
  9. zaptiehs
  10. zaptieth
  11. zaptieths

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