Meaning & use
Zouaves
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Members of French light-infantry regiments known for their colorful, loose-fitting uniforms, originally recruited from North Africa; also, clothing styled after that distinctive uniform.
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During the Civil War, several American militia units modeled their uniforms on the French zouaves.
The museum displayed a pair of baggy zouave trousers alongside other nineteenth-century military garments.
A note on using this word
The name derives from the Zouaoua, a Berber tribal confederation in Algeria whose warriors inspired the original regiments.
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