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Hamidieh|hæˈmɪdɪeɪ|
[f. the name of Abdul Hamid II + -ieh adj. suffix.]
A body of Kurdish cavalry formed by the Turks in 1891.
1898H. A. G. Percy Diary Asiatic Turkey 83 Zekki,..the reputed founder of the Hamidieh System. 1901Westm. Gaz. 27 Aug. 2/2 The Hamidie Cavalry..defy the Porte by ignoring its commands. 1902Encycl. Brit. XXV. 665/2 A tribal militia force (Hamidieh), consisting of 48 regiments, is formed somewhat on the lines of Cossacks. |