"Zouave" meaning in English

See Zouave in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /zuːˈɑːv/ [UK], /zwɑːv/ [UK], /zuˈɑv/ [US], /zwɑv/ [US] Forms: Zouaves [plural]
enPR: zo͞o-ävʹ Rhymes: -ɑːv Etymology: French, from Arabic زَوَاوِيّ (zawāwiyy), used to refer to a Kabyle soldier, especially of the Igawawen people. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|-}} French, {{der|en|ar|زَوَاوِيّ}} Arabic زَوَاوِيّ (zawāwiyy) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Zouave (plural Zouaves)
  1. (military, historical) One of a body of soldiers in the French service, originally Kabyle, but now composed of Frenchmen who wear the Kabyle dress. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Military Translations (a Kabyle or French soldier in Kabyle dress): الزواف (Arabic), zuau [masculine] (Catalan), 祖阿夫 (Zǔ'āfū) (Chinese Mandarin), zuáv [masculine] (Czech), zoeaaf [masculine] (Dutch), zuavo (Esperanto), zouave [masculine] (French), Zuave [masculine] (German), ζουάβος (zouávos) [masculine] (Greek), zuáv (Hungarian), zuavo (Ido), zuavo [masculine] (Italian), ズアーブ兵 (Zuābu-hei) (Japanese), 주아브병 (Juabeu-byeong) (Korean), żuaw [masculine] (Polish), zuav [masculine] (Romanian), зуа́в (zuáv) [masculine] (Russian), зу̏ав [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), zȕav [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), zuavo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Zouave-en-noun-7GmilbOL Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'a Kabyle or French soldier in Kabyle dress': 61 39
  2. (military, historical, by extension) One of a body of soldiers who adopt the dress and drill of the Zouaves in French service, as was done by a number of volunteer regiments in the army of the United States in the Civil War (1861–65). Tags: broadly, historical Categories (topical): Military, American Civil War
    Sense id: en-Zouave-en-noun-UK0WrYfV Disambiguation of American Civil War: 1 99 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Topics: government, military, politics, war

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