Associations to the word «Mameluke»

Wiktionary

MAMELUKE, noun. A member of a military regime created and run originally by freed white slaves, which formed a ruling caste in Egypt from 1250 until 1812 and in Syria until 1516.
MAMELUKE, noun. (obsolete) A slave (especially white) in a Muslim country.
MAMELUKE, noun. Alternative letter-case form of mameluke

Wise words

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