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Webster 1913 Edition
Zouave
Zouave
(?; 277)
, Noun.
[F., fr. Ar.
Zouaoua
a tribe of Kabyles living among the Jurjura mountains in Algeria.] (Mil.)
(a)
One of an active and hardy body of soldiers in the French service, originally Arabs, but now composed of Frenchmen who wear the Arab dress.
(b)
Hence, one of a body of soldiers who adopt the dress and drill of the Zouaves, as was done by a number of volunteer regiments in the army of the United States in the Civil War, 1861-65.
Definition 2024
Zouave
Zouave
See also: zouave
English
Noun
Zouave (plural Zouaves)
- (military) One of an active and hardy body of soldiers in the French service, originally Kabyle, but now composed of Frenchmen who wear the Kabyle dress.
- (military) Hence, one of a body of soldiers who adopt the dress and drill of the zouaves in French service, as was done by a number of volunteer regiments in the army of the United States in the Civil War, 1861-65.
