Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.
Definition: ZOUAVE |
ZOUAVENoun1. Hence, one of a body of soldiers who adopt the dress and drill of the Zouaves, as was done by a number of volunteer regiments in the army of the United States in the Civil War, 1861-65. 2. One of an active and hardy body of soldiers in the French service, originally Arabs, but now composed of Frenchmen who wear the Arab dress. |
Date "ZOUAVE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1862. (references) |
Etymology: Zouave \Zouave\, noun. [French expression, from Ar. Zouaoua tribe of Kabyles living among the Jurjura mountains in Algeria.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
19th Century Satire | The original Mrs. Bloomer. Source: Foolish Dictionary, 1904. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Zouave is the name given to certain infantry regiments in the French army.
The corps was first raised in Algeria in 1831 with one and later two battalions, and recruited solely from the Zouaoua, a tribe of Berbers, dwelling in the mountains of the Jurjura range (see Kabyles). In 1838 a third battalion was raised, and the regiment thus formed was commanded by Lamoriciere. Shortly afterwards the formation of the Tirailleurs algeriens, the Turcos, as the corps for natives, changed the enlistment for the Zouave battalions, and they became, as they now remain, a purely French body. Three regiments were formed in 1852, and a fourth, the Zouaves of the Imperial Guard, in 1854. The Crimean War was the first service which the regiments saw outside Algeria. The Papal Zouaves were formed in defence of the Papal states by Lamoriciere in 1860. After the occupation of Rome by Victor Emmanuel in 1870, the Papal Zouaves served the government of National Defence in France during the Franco-Prussian War, and were disbanded after the entrance of German troops into Paris. Several Zouave Regiments were organized from American soldiers who adopted the name and the North African inspired uniforms during the American Civil War.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Zouave."
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Combatant | Gunner, cannoneer, bombardier, artilleryman, matross; sapper, sapper and miner; engineer; light infantry, rifles,chasseur, zouave; military train, coolie. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | Au p'tit zouave (1949) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Domain | Title |
Books |
|
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | A zouave at Washington relating his exploits at Bull Run. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Unknown location. Zouave ambulance crew demonstrating removal of wounded soldiers from the field. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | A Zouave Sentry. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | A Zouave. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Two French officers, seated, and Zouave, standing with arm resting on rifle. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Zouave & officer of the Saphis [i.e., Spahis]. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Those were the days when a National Guard fought like a Zouave. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
zouave | 18 |
uniform zouave | 8 |
remington rifle zouave | 4 |
rifle zouave | 4 |
remington zouave | 2 |
jacket zouave | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "ZOUAVE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | zuáv. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | zuavo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ouavezay zuavo. (various references) zuav. (various references) зуав. (various references) zuav. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "ZOUAVE": zouaves. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-o-u-v-z" | |
-2 letters: uvea, zoea. | |
-3 letters: ave, avo, azo, eau, ova, vau, voe, zoa. | |
-4 letters: ae, oe. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-o-u-v-z" | |
+1 letter: zouaves. | |
+5 letters: overzealous, subvocalize. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Usage: Modern 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Images: Slideshow | 5. Images: Photo Album 6. Quotations: Fiction 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Derivations 10. Anagrams 11. Bibliography |
Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.
