ghazis
- plural of ghazi.
Example Sentences
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Like the Seljuks, they regarded themselves as ghazis, warriors who fought to expand and protect the borders and influence of Islam, and this recognition came to form an important part of Ottoman Turkish identity.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Like wasps roused to fury, the ghazis rushed together as if for a charge, and lines of Afghan regulars came into view.
From The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) by Rose, John Holland
Hearing that 2000 of the enemy's horsemen and a large number of ghazis had hurried forward in advance of the main body to Maiwand, he determined to attack them there.
From The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) by Rose, John Holland
On Monday night the villages on the east and south were abandoned by their mixed garrisons of ghazis and regulars.
From Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief by Roberts, Frederick Sleigh
The 28th Punjab Infantry were the first to open fire; then the Guides, the 67th, and 92nd, each in their turn, greeted by their volleys the ghazis who approached close to the walls.
From Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief by Roberts, Frederick Sleigh
