bostanji

English

A bostanji.

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

bostanji (plural bostanjis)

  1. One of the imperial guards of the Ottoman Empire.

References

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

Anagrams

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