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Once-autonomous people of southern Russia
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Cossacks (, ) are a group of predominantly East Slavic -speaking people who became known as members of democratic, self-governing, semi-military communities, predominantly located in Ukraine and in Russia . They inhabited sparsely populated areas and islands ...
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n. (plural of cossack English)Category:English plurals
Usage examples of cossacks.
The brigand declared to us his intention of marching directly upon our fortress, inviting the Cossacks and soldiers to join him, and advising the chiefs not to resist, threatening, in that case, extremest torture.
Fortresses had been erected in favorable places, and Cossacks, the former possessors of the shores of the Iaik, in many places formed a part of the garrisons.
But these very Cossacks, who should have guaranteed the peace and security of their districts, were restless and dangerous subjects of the empire.
I found there Alexis, Ignatius and the Corporal of the Cossacks, but neither the wife nor daughter of the Commandant.
The rascal seems strong, and we have only 130 men, even adding the Cossacks, upon whom there is no dependence, be it said without reproach to thee, Maxim.
Great agitation was soon after this observed amongst the Cossacks of our garrison.
I was on the point of going out, when my door opened, and the Corporal entered, saying that our Cossacks had deserted the fortress during the night, forcing with them Zoulac, the Christian Kalmouk, and that all around our ramparts, unknown people were riding.
Immediately the old Captain was seized by Cossacks and dragged to the gibbet.
The poor body of our good Basilia was lying under the steps, near which two Cossacks mounted guard.
Excellency, permit me to take a battalion of soldiers and half a hundred Cossacks, to go and storm the fortress of Belogorsk.
Two Cossacks girls covered the table with a white cloth, and brought bread, soup made of fish, and pitchers of wine and beer.
And when the French presently reach Krasnoye they are surrounded by packs of cloaked Cossacks, bearing lances like huge needles a dozen feet long.
PLATOFF with his Cossacks next appears on the stage which is to be such a tragic one.
BEAUHARNAIS If you stay longer, You stay to fall into the Cossacks hands.
Stenka Razin, the leader of a band of Don Cossacks who were raiding the Turkish mainland.