Cossack Definition

kŏsăk
noun
A member of any of several groups of peasants, chiefly of Russian and Polish descent, that lived in autonomous communal settlements, esp. in the Ukraine, until the late 19th cent: in return for special privileges, they served in the cavalry under the czars.
Webster's New World
Alternative capitalization of Cossack.
Wiktionary
adjective
Of or characteristic of the Cossacks or their culture.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Cossack

Noun

Singular:
Cossack
Plural:
cossacks

Origin of Cossack

  • Russian kazak Ukrainian kozak both from South Turkic qazaq adventurer Kazakh

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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