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JANISSARIES

\d͡ʒˈanɪsəɹiz], \d‍ʒˈanɪsəɹiz], \dʒ_ˈa_n_ɪ_s_ə_ɹ_i_z]\

Definitions of JANISSARIES

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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[Turk.] The militia of the Ottoman empire, established probably by Orchan in the fourteenth century, and supplied chiefly by the capture of Christian slaves. It was suppressed, after a terrible struggle, in 1826.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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