cossack Meaning & Definition
What Does Cossack Mean?
Cossack is a noun that means Alternative letter-case form of Cossack.
Cossack Definition (Noun)
- Alternative letter-case form of Cossack.
Noun
- A member or descendant of an originally (semi-)nomadic population of Eastern Europe and the adjacent parts of Asia, formed in part of runaways from the neighbouring countries, that eventually settled in parts of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Russian tsarist Empire (where they constituted a legendary military caste), particularly in areas now comprising southern Russia and Ukraine.
- A member of a military unit (typically cavalry, originally recruited exclusively from the above)
- A Ukrainian.
Synonyms of Cossack
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Cossack synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
cossack (plural cossacks)