Meaning of devshirme | Babel Free
Definitions
Systematic collection of non-Muslim boys or young men from rural Christian populations of the Balkans, practiced by Ottomans; the boys were taken to Istanbul, converted to Islam and educated for military profession or religious disciplines.
Equivalents
العربية
دَوْشِيرْمَة
Ελληνικά
παιδομάζωμα
فارسی
دوشیرمه
Italiano
devscirme
Русский
де́вширме
Türkçe
devşirme
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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