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Meaning of jizya | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A per capita tax levied on a section of an Islamic state's non-Muslim citizens, who meet certain criteria.

historical, uncountable, usually

Equivalents

العربية جزية
Azərbaycanca cizyə
বাংলা জিজিয়া
Deutsch Dschisja Dschizya
Kurdî cizye
Nederlands djizja
Polski dżizja
Русский джизья
Kiswahili jizia
Türkçe cizye kafa vergisi

Examples

“Ending jizya lifted a real burden on the poor, and promised, at least symbolically, a greater equality between the followers of different faiths.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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