A member of a military unit (typically cavalry, originally recruited exclusively from the above).
Used in a Sentence
cossack
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for cossack.
Editorial note
Cuban Cossack Choir - folk songs are in Ukrainian language, Ural Cossack Choir - Ukrainian, for example.
Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A member of a military unit (typically cavalry, originally recruited exclusively from the above).
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of cossack gathered in one view.
A member or descendant of an originally (semi-)nomadic population of Eastern Europe and the adjacent parts of Asia, formed in part of runaways from neighbouring countries, that eventually settled in parts of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Russian tsarist Empire and constituted a military caste, particularly in areas now comprising southern Russia and Ukraine.
Alternative letter-case form of Cossack. [A member or descendant of an originally (semi-)nomadic population of Eastern Europe and the adjacent parts of Asia, formed in part of runaways from neighbouring countries, that eventually settled in parts of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Russian tsarist Empire and constituted a military caste, particularly in areas now comprising southern Russia and Ukraine.]
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for cossack.
noun
A member of a military unit (typically cavalry, originally recruited exclusively from the above).
noun
A member or descendant of an originally (semi-)nomadic population of Eastern Europe and the adjacent parts of Asia, formed in part of runaways from neighbouring countries, that eventually settled in parts of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Russian tsarist Empire and constituted a military caste, particularly in areas now comprising southern Russia and Ukraine.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Cossack. [A member or descendant of an originally (semi-)nomadic population of Eastern Europe and the adjacent parts of Asia, formed in part of runaways from neighbouring countries, that eventually settled in parts of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Russian tsarist Empire and constituted a military caste, particularly in areas now comprising southern Russia and Ukraine.]
noun
(derogatory) A mercenary, a violent thug: a regular or irregular soldier, police officer or security guard employed to persecute or oppress disfavoured groups, such as Jews or (striking) workers.
Example sentences
Cuban Cossack Choir - folk songs are in Ukrainian language, Ural Cossack Choir - Ukrainian, for example.
Obviously not possible without AI because who would care to record a Rockabilly or Cossack choir for a meme?
They were from a cossack family (the father) and from a Tatar family (the mother).
Bear had Cossack Labs help implement their E2EE which is great for peace of mind.
In 1919 it was briefly a Cossack Hetmanate, if you can believe that!
When they continued to fund the Russia supporter what was shown on video threatening Cossack Gundi I was out.
A lot of people could argue that is specifically Cossack history, because Cossacks could be viewed as separate ethnicity with their own history.
Khokli, Saloedi (pork fat eaters), chubatie (derogatory remark about cultural Cossack haircut), Petlurivci (reference to Petlura), Benderivci (Stepsn Bendera reference).
- There are no Ukrainian states or predecessors (the Cossack Sich) after the 14th century on any of these maps.
In almost all of the instances you mention prior to the 19th century, with the exception of the Cossack uprising, conversion from Judaism to Christianity would have spared you.
I do remember that Ukrainian paras and LEOs cracked down on extreme [Ukrainian] nationalist in the Western Ukraine before they began the fight against the Cossack invasion.
This probably has a lot to do with being such a minority, and the fact that they have been persecuted many times over the generations, from the Cossack pogroms to Nazi Germany.
Quote examples
One could make a point that the independence of the Cossack tribes contributed its share to the "de-imperialization" of the Dniepr region.
In the words of Julius Epstein (after Wikipedia again): "The first to commit suicide, by hanging, was the Cossack editor Evgenij Tarruski.
Born in Kiev in the old Russian Empire, into "an old Ukrainian Cossack family which was part of the intellectual elite in pre-revolutionary Russia", Kistiakowsky fled his homeland during the Russian Civil War.
The Austria-Turkey wars after 1683 "undid" 200 years of Turkish rule in Hungary within two decades, as did Russia taking over the Cossack Hetmanates, Crimea; the wars of the Spanish and Austrian succession changed territorial "ownership" on a large scale as well.
Proper noun examples
(Has already lost its plumes) > Il sangue d'Italia, (The blood of Italy) > il sangue Polacco, (and the Polish blood) > bevé, col cosacco, (It drank, along with the Cossack) > ma il cor le bruciò (But it burned its heart)...
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use cossack in a sentence?
Cuban Cossack Choir - folk songs are in Ukrainian language, Ural Cossack Choir - Ukrainian, for example.
What does cossack mean?
A member of a military unit (typically cavalry, originally recruited exclusively from the above).
What part of speech is cossack?
cossack is commonly used as noun.