Zouave
noun
- a member of a former infantry unit in the French army, originally Algerians, noted for the precision of its close-order drill and characterized by a colorful uniform
- a member of any military group having a similar uniform; specif., a member of any of various volunteer regiments in the American Civil War
See Zouave in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(zo͞o-ävˈ, zwäv)
noun- A member of a French infantry unit, originally composed of Algerian recruits, characterized by colorful uniforms and precision drilling.
- A member of a group patterned after the French Zouaves, especially a member of such a unit of the Union Army in the U.S. Civil War.
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