Get to know Cossack better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like slav.
Cossack meaning
- 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.
- A member of a military unit (typically cavalry, originally recruited exclusively from the above).
- A Ukrainian.
Synonyms of Cossack
Using Cossack
- The main meaning on this page is: 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. | A member of a military unit (typically cavalry, originally recruited exclusively from the above). | A Ukrainian.
- Useful related words include: slav.
- In the example corpus, cossack often appears in combinations such as: the cossack, of cossack, cossack regiments.
Context around Cossack
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 8 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cossack
- In this selection, "cossack" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, don, siberian, 1909, regiments, host and units stand out and add context to how "cossack" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 17th century cossack raiding fleet and a few cossack regiments managed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cossack" sits close to words such as abalone, abomination and accountancy, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cossack
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Cossack society and government were heavily militarized. (7 words)
Cossack service was considered the most rigorous one. (8 words)
Don Cossacks main A Cossack from Don area 1821. (9 words)
After the Pugachev rebellion, the Empire renamed the Yaik Host, its capital, Yaik Cossaks, and Zimoveyskaya Cossack town in the Don region, to try to encourage the Cossacks to forget the men and their rebellions. (35 words)
According to archival documents, he also had a meeting in Warsaw with the French ambassador Count De Bregie, during which he discussed the possibility of Cossack participation in war in France. (31 words)
Although the union was generally supported by most local Orthodox bishops and the king himself, it was opposed by some prominent nobles and, more importantly, by the nascent Cossack movement. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
From Cossack polkovnyks, officers, and military commanders, a new elite within the Cossack Hetman state was born.
Siberian Cossack c1890s Until 1909, Cossack regiments in summer wore white blouses and cap covers of standard Russian army pattern.
Terek Cossacks main The Terek Cossack Host was a Cossack host created in 1577 from free Cossacks who resettled from the Volga to the Terek River.
This is because the Don Cossack Supreme Ataman is recognized as the official head of all Cossack armies (including those outside the present Russian borders).
It then allowed the passage of counter-revolutionary Don Cossack military units to pass through Ukraine, in turn provoking a declaration of war by Bolshevik-led Soviet Russia.
Yabchanka, who sports a Cossack-style moustache and hairstyle, said those who are close to someone fighting tend to be more realistic.
This sometimes led to disaster, most famously in the case of Ivan Mazepa, the Cossack leader of an embryonic state in eastern Ukraine in the 17th century.
Their exploration unearthed more than 60 shipwrecks, including Roman trading ships and a 17th century Cossack raiding fleet.
The three-day event included a Russian party complete with a Cossack choir and guests dressed in Russian folk costumes, according to the magazines.
They considered themselves warriors and there are examples of entire Cossack units fighting to the death against impossible odds.
According to archival documents, he also had a meeting in Warsaw with the French ambassador Count De Bregie, during which he discussed the possibility of Cossack participation in war in France.
A few Cossack regiments managed to retreat in order though.
After the Pugachev rebellion, the Empire renamed the Yaik Host, its capital, Yaik Cossaks, and Zimoveyskaya Cossack town in the Don region, to try to encourage the Cossacks to forget the men and their rebellions.
Although the union was generally supported by most local Orthodox bishops and the king himself, it was opposed by some prominent nobles and, more importantly, by the nascent Cossack movement.
An officer of the Zaporozhian Cossacks in 1720 Cossack numbers expanded when the warriors were joined by peasants escaping serfdom in Russia and dependence in the Commonwealth.
As a result, Cossack units were frequently broken up into small detachments for use as scouts, messengers or picturesque escorts.
As a result, Khmelnytsky had to deal with a Cossack rebellion on the home front.
Cossack service was considered the most rigorous one.
Cossack society and government were heavily militarized.
Don Cossacks main A Cossack from Don area 1821.
Common combinations with cossack
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: