CHETNIK


Meaning of CHETNIK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ chet-ˈnēk, ˈchet-nik ]

noun

Etymology: Serbian četnik, from četa band, troop

Date: 1909

1. : an irregular Slav soldier in the Balkans ; especially : a member of various irregular Serbian military forces that in periods of disorder (as during World War II and following the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1991) pursued ultranationalist aims

2. : an ultranationalist Serb

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