SINCE 1828
dhimmi
noun
dhim·mi
| \ ˈdimē\
variants:
or less commonly zimmi
plural dhimmis
or dhimmi
also zimmis
or zimmi
Definition of dhimmi
: a person living in a region overrun by Muslim conquest who was accorded a protected status and allowed to retain his or her original faith
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