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palikar
[ pal-i-kahr ]
/ ˈpæl ɪˌkɑr /
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noun
a Greek militiaman in the Greek war for independence against the Turks 1821–28.
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Also pellekar.
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)
Words nearby palikar
Paley, palfrey, Palgrave, pali, Pali Canon, palikar, palikinesia, Palikir, palila, palilalia, palilogy
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How to use palikar in a sentence
It was a steamer of the German-Lloyd which the Palikar had robbed on land, at eleven o'clock in the morning.
The King of the Mountains|Edmond AboutMrs. Simons was very reluctant, but her daughter resolutely held out her hand to the old Palikar.
The King of the Mountains|Edmond AboutYou know that my friends had waited for a long time for occasion to chastise the old Palikar.
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British Dictionary definitions for palikar
palikar
/ (ˈpælɪˌkɑː) /
noun
a Greek soldier in the war of independence against Turkey (1821–28)
Word Origin for palikar
C19: from Modern Greek palikari youth
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