English Explanatory Dictionary

comitadji

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of a unit of irregular soldiers or resistance fighters; a partisan.

Pronunciation

/kɒmɪˈtadʒi/ /kɑmɪˈtæd͡ʒi/

Word forms

comitadji comitadjis comitaji komitadji komitaji

Etymology

From various Balkan languages, all from Ottoman Turkish قومیتهجی (komitacı), from Ottoman Turkish قومیته (komita) from French comité (“committee”) + ـجی (-cı).

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