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giaour
giaour [ jowr ] (plural giaours)


noun 
Definition:
 
non-Muslim: a non-Muslim, especially a Christian ( archaic insult )

[Mid-16th century. Via Turkish gâvur< Arabic kāfir "unbeliever"]
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