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Definition of Ghazi
1. n. Among Mohammedans, a warrior champion or veteran, esp. in the destruction of infidels.
Definition of Ghazi
1. Noun. A hero or champion, especially as a Muslim against non-Muslims; often used as a title. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ghazi
1. a Muslim war hero [n -S or -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ghazi
| ghasts ghat ghatam ghatams ghats ghatti ghatti gum ghaut ghauts ghawazee | ghawazees ghazals ghazel ghazels ghazi (current term) ghazies ghazis ghazwa gheada ghee | ghees gheimeh gherao gheraoed gheraoes gheraoing gheraos gherkins |
Literary usage of Ghazi
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of India: The Hindú and Mahometan Periods by Mountstuart Elphinstone, Edward Byles Cowell (1866)
"In the end of AD 175G he was again sent into Malwa; and it was to him that the
present ap- p£hrf'sthe plication was made by young ghazi ud din. ..."
2. Boundaries and Frontiers in Medieval Muslim Geography by Ralph W. Brauer (1995)
"Mention of Turcomans or ghazi warriors and their raiding activities recurs like
a perpetual refrain throughout the segment of history summarized in Table ..."
3. Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary by Ibn Khallikān (1843)
"Saif ad-din (the sword of the faith) ghazi, the son of Imad ad-din ... distributed to
them by Saif ad-din ghazi, who had been residing till then ai ..."
4. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by Sir William Wilson Hunter (1885)
"DERA—DERA ghazi KHAN. and Makru rivers. The lower slopes project in table-shaped
... The administrative head-quarters are at the town of DERA ghazi KHAN. ..."
5. The Sikhs and the Sikh Wars: The Rise, Conquest, and Annexation of the by Charles Gough, Arthur Donald Innes (1897)
"... F. Currie's plan of operations—The Derajat operations—Capture of Dera ghazi
Khan—Advance of Bhawal Khan. AT this period, in the early months of 1848, ..."
6. The History of British India by James Mill, Horace Hayman Wilson (1858)
"Succeeded by ghazi^ud- din.— Visit to the Governor-General at Cawnpore.—Loan to
the Company,— Complains of the Resident.— Retracts. ..."
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