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Qashqai

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Qash·​qai
variants: or less commonly Quashqai \ ˈkäshˌkī \
plural Qashqai or Qashqais

Definition of Qashqai

1 : a migratory Turkic-speaking people of the Zagros mountains situated east of the Bakhtiari
2 : a member of the Qashqai people

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“Qashqai.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Qashqai. Accessed 25 May. 2022.

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