English Explanatory Dictionary

cantonist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A young boy in the Russian Empire who was taken to a special school to be trained for future compulsory military service.

Word forms

cantonist cantonists

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian кантонист (kantonist).

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