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spahi (iou)



spahi noun. ['sp¨»:hi:] M16.
[(French from) Turkish sipahi from Persian sipahi: see SEPOY.]
Hist.
A member of a cavalry corps within the Ottoman Turkish army. M16.
A member of a corps of Algerian cavalry serving under the French government from 1834 to 1962. M19.