SPAHI


Meaning of SPAHI in English

/spah"hee/ , n. , pl. spahis .

1. one of a body of native Algerian cavalry in the French service.

2. (formerly) a cavalryman in the Turkish army.

Also, spahee .

[ 1555-65; sipahi

sipahi. Cf. SEPOY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .