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Meanings of yanissary in English

Russian
янычар
Portuguese
yeniçeri
Spanish
jenizaros
Catalan
geníssers
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Member of an elite Ottoman military unit (active 1363–1826)

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        Examples for "janissary"
        Examples for "janissary"
        1
        An exceptional assassin would have fled-evena superbly trained Salmalin janissary.
        A Day Dark as Night
        2
        A Mohammedan presses his janissary's cap over the crown of thorns.
        From Pole to Pole: A Book for Young People
        3
        Besides, the janissary of the Consulate had showed us the way to his house.
        The Lands of the Saracen / Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Si...
        4
        We sent Mohammed and the janissary on shore, to see what could be done.
        Notes of an Overland Journey Through France and Egypt to Bombay
        5
        The janissary who accompanied us, and who was clothed in red, had a much more military air.
        Notes of an Overland Journey Through France and Egypt to Bombay
        1
        This infantry of the janizaries was the first standing army in Europe.
        The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 / The Later Ren...
        2
        Enraged at this intended marriage, the janizaries formed a conspiracy to dethrone the emperor.
        Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 / The Work...
        3
        The dey went to Naples, the janizaries went to Turkey, and Algeria became French.
        Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
        4
        Tyrants have trembled, surrounded by whole armies of their janizaries.
        Fifteen Years in Hell: An Autobiography
        5
        The Emperor fell amid a heap of slain, and a column of janizaries rushed into
        The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 / The Later Ren...