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palikar

American  
[pal-i-kahr] / ˈpæl ɪˌkɑr /

noun

  1. a Greek militiaman in the Greek war for independence against the Turks 1821–28.

palikar British  
/ ˈpælɪˌkɑː /

noun

  1. a Greek soldier in the war of independence against Turkey (1821–28)

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Etymology

Origin of palikar

1805–15; < Modern Greek palikári lad, youth, variant of Late Greek pallēkárion camp boy ( Greek pallēk-, stem of pállēx a youth + -arion diminutive suffix)

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