COSSACKS
16
Scrabble
18
WWF
C(3) O(1) S(1) S(1) A(1) C(3) K(5) S(1)
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Definition
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.
Source: Wiktionary
