janissaries

Meaning of janissaries

noun
  1. An infantry soldier, often of Christian descent and forcibly converted to Islam, in a former elite Turkish (Ottoman) guard (disbanded in 1826); by extension, any Turkish soldier, particularly one escorting a traveller.
  2. An elite, highly loyal supporter.

Information about janissaries

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of janissaries is: janissary.
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Hyphenation of janissaries

janis-saries

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 11 chars.
  • janissaries is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with janissaries

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