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1. Abdul, n. View full entry 1870
...Originally: a male Turk; spec. (chiefly Austral. and N.Z.) a Turkish soldier in the First World War (191418); (also) Turkish soldiers collectively. Later...
2. aga, n.1 View full entry 1542
...In Muslim countries (esp. under the Ottoman Empire): (originally) a military commander or senior officer; (subsequently also) a civil officer or tribal chieftain. Freq. as a title of distinction (e.g. in Turkey...
3. Arnaut, n. (and adj.) View full entry 1717
...An Albanian, spec. one serving in the Turkish army. Also as adj....
4. banzai, int. View full entry 1893
...A shout or cheer used by the Japanese in greeting the emperor or in battle. Also as ...
5. Bashi-Bazouk, n. View full entry 1855
...A mercenary soldier belonging to the skirmishing or irregular troops of the Turkish army; notorious for their lawlessness, plundering, and savage brutality....
6. bimbashi, n. View full entry 1819
...A Turkish major, naval commander, or squadron-leader. Also formerly in Egypt, an English officer in the service of the Khedive....
7. bostangi, n. View full entry 1686
...A Turkish guard of the palace....
8. bushido, n. View full entry 1898
...In feudal Japan, the ethical code of the Samurai or military knighthood....
9. Chindit, n. View full entry 1943
...A member of an Allied force fighting during the 193945 war behind the Japanese lines in Burma (now also called Myanmar)....
10. Cossack, n. View full entry 1587
...Name of a warlike Turkish people now subject to Russia, occupying the parts north of the Black Sea. From them the Poles organized a body of light horsemen, in which capacity they...
11. dah, n.1 View full entry 1832
...A short heavy sword, used also as a knife, especially in Burma (Myanmar); also attrib....
12. daisho, n. View full entry 1923
...A Japanese set of matched sword and dagger worn at the waist, esp. by a samurai. Cf. katana...
13. dey, n.2 View full entry 1656
...The titular appellation of the commanding officer of the Janissaries of Algiers, who, after having for some time shared the supreme power with the pasha or Turkish civil governor, in 1710...
14. ganbu, n. View full entry 1956
...In the People's Republic of China, an office-holder in an (esp. Party or military) organization; a cadre....
15. hatamoto, n. View full entry 1871
...In the Japanese feudal system, a vassal or member of the household troops of a Shogun....
16. hoochie, n.1 View full entry 1952
...A shelter or dwelling (esp. one that is insubstantial or temporary)....
17. janizary | janissary, n. View full entry 1529
...One of a former body of Turkish infantry, constituting the Sultan's guard and the main part of the standing army. The body was first organized in the 14th century, and was composed...
18. jito, n. View full entry a1832
...In the Japanese feudal system: a military land steward (see also quot. 1974)....
19. jong, n.2 View full entry 1904
...A Tibetan building (also, a territorial and administrative division) constituting a prefecture, freq. also serving as a fortress, a monastery, or both....
20. kamikaze, n. and adj. View full entry 1896
...‘The wind of the gods’ (see small-type note above)....
