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zaptiehs

zaptiehs is the plural 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

Questions about zaptiehs

What is zaptiehs the plural of?
Zaptiehs is the plural of zaptieh.

Words near zaptiehs in the dictionary

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

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