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Meaning of GIAOUR

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Giaour\, n. [Turk. giaur an infidel, Per. gawr, another
form of ghebr fire worshiper. Cf. {Kaffir}, {Gheber} .]
An infidel; -- a term applied by Turks to disbelievers in the
Mohammedan religion, especially Christrians. --Byron.
 
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