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gha·zi

(gä′zē)

n. pl. gha·zies

1. A Muslim who has successfully fought against non-Muslims.

2. Used as a title for such a warrior.

[Arabic ġāzī, raider, warrior, active participle of ġazā, to raid; see ġzw in Semitic roots.]

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ghazi

(ˈɡɑːzɪ)

n, pl -zis

1. (Islam) a Muslim fighter against infidels

2. (Islam) (often capital) a Turkish warrior of high rank

[C18: from Arabic, from ghazā he made war]

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gha•zi

(ˈgɑ zi)

n., pl. -zis.

a Muslim soldier, esp. one fighting against non-Muslims.

[1745–55; < Arabic ghāzī]

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I should have fallen into the hands of the murderous Ghazis had it not been for the devotion and courage shown by Murray, my orderly, who threw me across a pack-horse, and succeeded in bringing me safely to the British lines.

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PESHAWAR -- Provincial president, PPP, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Khanzada Khan, general secretary, Mohammad Hamayun Khan and secretary information, Liaquat Shabab has said that the martyrs and Ghazis are our national heroes.

In a joint statement issued here on Tuesday, he said that the sacrifices of the martyrs and Ghazis of the Army Public School Scheme (APS) incident could not be forgotten by the nation.