cossack
IPA: kˈɔsʌk
Root Word: Cossack
noun
- A member or descendant of an originally (semi-)nomadic population of Eastern Europe and the adjacent parts of Asia, formed in part of runaways from neighbouring countries, that eventually settled in parts of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Russian tsarist Empire and constituted a military caste, particularly in areas now comprising southern Russia and Ukraine.
- A member of a military unit (typically cavalry, originally recruited exclusively from the above).
- (obsolete) A Ukrainian.
- (derogatory) A mercenary; a regular or irregular soldier used to oppress a minority, such as in anti-Jewish pogroms; a police officer, particularly one used in strike-breaking; a violent thug.
- Alternative letter-case form of Cossack [A member or descendant of an originally (semi-)nomadic population of Eastern Europe and the adjacent parts of Asia, formed in part of runaways from neighbouring countries, that eventually settled in parts of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Russian tsarist Empire and constituted a military caste, particularly in areas now comprising southern Russia and Ukraine.]
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Examples of "cossack" in Sentences
- Cossack Uprising and the Deluge.
- Cossack culture and organization.
- Actually Cossack is really a homograph.
- Three cossack leaders in cossack scalp cuts.
- This event became known as the Betrayal of the Cossacks.
- The Cossacks then descend desperately upon the Russian troops.
- The more enthusiast part of Transnistrian army were the cossacks.
- Historical records of the Cossacks before the 16th century are scant.
- Yes, cossack conscripts are sent to units of primarily cossack heritage.
- See Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks for his correspondence with the Cossacks.