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Definition of Giaour
1. n. An infidel; -- a term applied by Turks to disbelievers in the Mohammedan religion, especially Christrians.
Definition of Giaour
1. Noun. (derogatory ethnic slur) A non-Muslim, especially a Christian, an infidel; especially as used by Turkish people with particular reference to Christians like Greeks, Armenians, Bulgarians, Serbs and Assyrians. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Giaour
1. a non-Muslim [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Giaour
Literary usage of Giaour
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. On the Outskirts of Empire in Asia by Lawrence John Lumley Dundas Zetland (1904)
"The whole of the eastern plain is broken by low hills, the Jebel Nur and the
foothills which run up to Taurus and the giaour Dagh, and is in parts marshy. ..."
2. Cyclopædia of Wit and Humor by Wayne E. Burton (1868)
""What does the giaour say? What son of a dog is this, to sit in our presence ?
... "What sayeth the giaour?" interrupted the pacha. ..."
3. A Survey of English Literature 1780-1880 by Oliver Elton (1920)
"Tales in verse: The giaour, Bride of Abydos, Corsair, eto. Siege of Corinth,
Parisina, Prisoner of Chilian. Rapidity of movement; metres; affinities with ..."
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