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Originally appearing in Volume V11, Page 916 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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GHAZI (an Arabic word, from ghazd, to fight)  , the name given to Mahommedans who have vowed to exterminate unbelievers by the See also:sword . It is also used as a See also:title of See also:honour, generally translated " the Victorious," in the See also:Ottoman See also:empire for military See also:officers of high See also:rank, who have distinguished them-selves in the. See also:field against non-Moslem enemies; thus it was conferred on See also:Osman See also:Pasha after his famous See also:defence of See also:Plevna .

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