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Definition of spahi
1 : one of a former corps of irregular Turkish cavalry
2 : one of a former corps of Algerian native cavalry in the French army
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Origin and Etymology of spahi
Middle French, from Turkish sipahi, from Persian sipāhī cavalryman
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