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| Zou·ave [ zoo v, zwaav ] (plural Zou·aves) |
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1. Algerian infantryman in French army unit: a member of a former French infantry unit composed of Algerian soldiers, noted for their colorful uniforms and precision drill
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2. member of unit imitating French Zouaves: a member of an army unit whose uniforms imitate those of the French Zouaves, especially such a soldier on the Union side during the Civil War
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| [Mid-19th century. Via French< Kabyle Zouaoua, tribe in Algeria] |
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