bostanji

English
A bostanji.

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Etymology

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

Noun

bostanji (plural bostanjis)

  1. (historical) One of the imperial guards of the Ottoman Empire.

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

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