cantonist
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cantonist
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Borrowed from Russian кантонист (kantonist).
noun cantonists
- A young boy in the Russian Empire who was taken to a special school to be trained for future compulsory military service.
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noun conscript in the Russian Empire
| Français | cantoniste |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Kantonist |
| Русский | кантонист kantonist |
Talk about this word "cantonist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cantonist. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. cantonist. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cantonist "cantonist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cantonist.Cite this
@misc{cantonist_2026,
title = {cantonist},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cantonist},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
