giaour
an unbeliever; a non-Muslim, especially a Christian.
Origin of giaour
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How to use giaour in a sentence
The lady refused to visit our camp, and seemed to hold the giaour in profound contempt.
The British Expedition to the Crimea | William Howard Russell"Your medicine is good, giaour," she said, with the ghost of a disdainful laugh.
Paul Patoff | F. Marion CrawfordThe giaour, Lara, and the Corsair make me justly style him a poet.
The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) | Florence A. Thomas MarshallThe "giaour" is due to a personal adventure of Byron's, in which he played, as was his wont, a most energetic and generous part.
My Recollections of Lord Byron | Teresa GuiccioliByron speaks in his own person in the introduction of the "giaour," which is replete with most exquisite beauty.
My Recollections of Lord Byron | Teresa Guiccioli
British Dictionary definitions for giaour
/ (ˈdʒaʊə) /
a derogatory term for a non-Muslim, esp a Christian, used esp by the Turks
Origin of giaour
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