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| spa·hi [ sp h, sp ] (plural spa·his) or spa·hee [ sp h, sp ] (plural spa·hees) |
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1. Turkish cavalryman: in former times, a cavalryman in the Turkish army
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2. Algerian cavalryman in French service: in former times, a member of a corps of Algerian cavalrymen in French service
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| [Mid-16th century. Via French and Turkish< Persian sipāhī "cavalryman" < sipāh "army"] |
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