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Cossack

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Cossack /ˈkɒsak/

▶noun a member of a people of southern Russia, Ukraine, and Siberia, noted for their horsemanship and military skill.

– origin from Russ. kazak from Turkic, ‘vagabond, nomad’; later influenced by Fr. Cosaque (cf. Kazakh).

'Cossack' also found in these Oxford entries:

hetman - Kazakh

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