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kazak — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Cossack noun A member of a historically semi-independent warrior community from Eastern Europe, especially southern Russia and Ukraine.
  • jumper noun British English: a knitted sweater or pullover worn over a shirt.
  • pullover noun A sweater that is put on by pulling it over the head, without buttons or a zipper.
  • sweater noun A knitted garment worn over the upper body for warmth, usually pulled over the head.

Senses

kazak is used for these senses in English:

  • Cossack A member or descendant of an originally (semi-)nomadic population of Eastern Europe and the adjacent parts of Asia, formed in part of runaways from neighbouring countries, that eventually settled in parts of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Russian tsarist Empire and constituted a military caste, particularly in areas now comprising southern Russia and Ukraine.
  • Kazakh Of, from, or pertaining to Kazakhstan, the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language.
  • Kazakh (countable) A person from Kazakhstan or of that descent.
  • jumper (chiefly, British, Australian, New Zealand) A woollen sweater or pullover.
  • pullover A sweater that must be put on by pulling it over the head; a sweater without buttons or a zipper in front.
  • sweater (chiefly US) A similar garment worn for warmth.

Cossack — full definition

  1. noun A member of a historically semi-independent warrior community from Eastern Europe, especially southern Russia and Ukraine.
  2. noun A soldier serving in a Cossack military unit.

jumper — full definition

  1. noun British English: a knitted sweater or pullover worn over a shirt.
  2. noun American English: a sleeveless dress, often worn over a blouse.
  3. noun A short wire or connector used to complete or bridge an electrical circuit.

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