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2024
peltast
peltast
English
Noun
peltast
(
plural
peltasts
)
a type of
light infantry
unit in
Ancient Greece
who often served as
skirmishers
Translations
light infantry unit in Ancient Greece
Czech:
peltast
m
Portuguese:
peltasta
(pt)
m
Etymology
From
Ancient Greek
πελταστής
(
peltastḗs
)
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