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bostanji

English

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A bostanji.

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish بوستانجی (bostancı), from بوستان (bostân, “market garden”) (from Persian بوستان (bôstân)), and ـجی (-ci, “maker, dealer”).[1]

Noun

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bostanji (plural bostanjis)

  1. (historical) One of the imperial guards of the Ottoman Empire.

References

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  1. ^ "bostanji." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster. 2002.

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