How do you use Zouave in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Zouave meaning
- One of a body of soldiers in the French service, originally Kabyle, but now composed of Frenchmen who wear the Kabyle dress.
- One of a body of soldiers who adopt the dress and drill of the Zouaves in French service, as was done by a number of volunteer regiments in the army of the United States in the Civil War (1861–65).
Using Zouave
- The main meaning on this page is: One of a body of soldiers in the French service, originally Kabyle, but now composed of Frenchmen who wear the Kabyle dress. | One of a body of soldiers who adopt the dress and drill of the Zouaves in French service, as was done by a number of volunteer regiments in the army of the United States in the Civil War (1861–65).
- In the example corpus, zouave often appears in combinations such as: the zouave, zouave regiments, zouave units.
Context around Zouave
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 7 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Zouave
- In this selection, "zouave" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, american, existing, mixed, regiments, units and unit stand out and add context to how "zouave" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1833 each zouave battalion was and american zouave ambulance crew. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "zouave" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with zouave
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The 9th Zouaves were the last French zouave unit. (9 words)
There was no zouave regiment in existence 1962-82. (9 words)
The sash was especially difficult to put on, often requiring the help of another zouave. (15 words)
The Zouave regiments had been wearing bright red and blue uniforms, and one of Hood's officers wrote that the bodies lying on the hill reminded him of the Texas countryside when the wildflowers were in bloom. (37 words)
One of the reasons for the smaller number of zouave units in the U.S. and Europe was the expense of the specialized uniform over that of mass-produced uniforms of a single color and cut. (36 words)
In addition, four mixed zouave and tirailleur regiments (régiments mixtes de zouaves et tirailleurs) were raised for the First World War, all of which were redesignated Algerian tirailleur regiments in 1918 or 1920. (33 words)
Example sentences (17)
American Zouave ambulance crew demonstrating removal of wounded soldiers from the field, during the American Civil War.
From March 1833 each zouave battalion was organised into ten companies, of which eight were Muslim Berbers and Arabs and two French.
From their beginning the Zouave units included a French European element, initially drawn from the demobilized Garde royal of Charles X and other Parisian volunteers.
However, the Carlist Zouaves also wore a distinctive feature that differentiated them from existing zouave regiments elsewhere, in the form of a beret of Basque influence with a characteristic tassel.
In addition, four mixed zouave and tirailleur regiments (régiments mixtes de zouaves et tirailleurs) were raised for the First World War, all of which were redesignated Algerian tirailleur regiments in 1918 or 1920.
In full dress these included black or white zouave style trousers, worn with white tunics and long flowing cloaks.
In the 1870s, former Papal zouaves formed the cadre for a short-lived Spanish zouave unit.
In the poem, the Zouave, used to killing after years of war, stabs a young child who has begun to prattle.
One of the reasons for the smaller number of zouave units in the U.S. and Europe was the expense of the specialized uniform over that of mass-produced uniforms of a single color and cut.
The 14th Brooklyn is actually supposed to represent the Zouave d' Afrique (114th Pennsylvania a.k.a. Collis Zouaves later in history) because the scene is showing the assault on the Sunken Road.
The 9th Zouaves were the last French zouave unit.
The actual formation of this unit was delayed until 15 March 1855 when detachments from the Zouave regiments already serving in the Crimea were brought together for this purpose.
The group also made several appearances, in full Zouave uniform, on The Ed Sullivan Show between 1953 and 1960.
There was no zouave regiment in existence 1962-82.
The sash was especially difficult to put on, often requiring the help of another zouave.
They were disbanded in 1865. citation Winters also notes that a group of itinerant actors, who claimed to have served in European wars, stimulated the Zouave craze.
The Zouave regiments had been wearing bright red and blue uniforms, and one of Hood's officers wrote that the bodies lying on the hill reminded him of the Texas countryside when the wildflowers were in bloom.
Common combinations with zouave
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: