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noun, plural gha·zis.
- a Muslim soldier, especially one fighting against non-Muslims.
- (initial capital letter) a title given in Turkey to a victorious sultan, general, etc.
noun plural -zis
- a Muslim fighter against infidels
- (often capital) a Turkish warrior of high rank
Muslim warrior fighting the infidels, 1735, from Arabic ghazi, properly participle of ghaza (stem gh-z-w) “he made war.”