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Meaning of devshirme | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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.

historical, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية دَوْشِيرْمَة
Ελληνικά παιδομάζωμα
Italiano devscirme
Русский де́вширме
Türkçe devşirme

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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