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bashibazouks

n. (plural of bashibazouk English)

Usage examples of "bashibazouks".

They unleashed the Bashibazouks—murderous bands of Bulgarians converted to Islam—who burned and hacked to death 5,000 Orthodox Christians, nearly the whole population of Batak.

They wore gaudy scarves, sweaty silks, Army bandoliers, and more resembled Turkish bashibazouks than any kind of Briton.