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spahi definition

spahi or spahee spa′·hee′ (spä′hē′)

noun

  1. a member of a corps of Turkish professional cavalry
  2. a member of a corps of native Algerian cavalry in the French armed forces

Etymology: Fr < Turk sipahi < Pers: see sepoy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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