haiduk

  • 1Haiduk — Der Name Haiduk bzw. im Russischen Gaiduk leitet sich in seinen verschiedenen Schreibweisen (auch Hajduk oder Hayduk) ab von den Heiducken. Bekannte Namensträger sind: Adolf Heyduk (1835−1923), tschechischer Dichter Alfons Hayduk (1900–1972),… …

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  • 2haiduk — Haiduck Hai duck (h[imac] d[.u]k), n. [G. haiduck, heiduck, fr. Hung. hajdu.] Formerly, a mercenary foot soldier in Hungary, now, a halberdier of a Hungarian noble, or an attendant in German or Hungarian courts. [Written also {hayduck}, {haiduk} …

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  • 3Haïduk — Haïdouk Un haïdouk, orthographié aussi haïduk en France, était un bandit de grand chemin opérant principalement en Hongrie et dans les Balkans sous occupation Ottomane. Les haïdouks sont à ces pays ce que Robin des Bois est à la Grande Bretagne,… …

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  • 4Haiduk Peak — Infobox Mountain Name = Haiduk Peak Photo = Caption = Elevation = convert|2920|m|ft|0 [http://peakfinder.com/peakfinder.ASP?PeakName=Haiduk+Peak Haiduk Peak at Peakfinder] ] Location = Alberta B.C., Canada Range = Ball Range Prominence =… …

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  • 5Haiduk — /huy dook/, n. 1. one of a class of mercenary soldiers in 16th century Hungary. 2. an outlaw who engaged in brigandage and irregular warfare against the Turks in the Slavic regions of the Ottoman Empire. 3. a male servant or attendant dressed in… …

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  • 6Haiduk — Hai|dụck, Hai|dụk: ↑Heiduck …

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  • 7HAIDUK —    or HAJDUK    (i. e. cowherd), a name bestowed on a body of irregular infantry in Hungary who kept up a guerilla warfare in the 16th century against the Turks; in 1605 a stretch of territory on the left bank of the Theiss was conferred upon… …

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  • 8haiduk — hai·duk …

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  • 9Haiduk — /ˈhaɪdʊk/ (say huydook) noun 1. one of a class of mercenary soldiers in 16th century Hungary. 2. a patriotic brigand in the Slav portions of the Balkan Peninsula. Also, Heyduck, Heyduke, Heyduc, Heiduc, Heiduk. {Hungarian hajduk (plural of hajdu) …

  • 10haiduk — ˈhīˌdu̇k noun ( s) Etymology: German heiduck, haiduck, from Hungarian hajdúk, plural of hajdú robber 1. : a Balkan outlaw opposed to Turkish rule 2. : a Hungarian mercenary foot soldier of a class eventually elevated to noble rank 3. : a male… …

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