Giaour

Giaour or Gawur or Gavour (/ˈdʒaʊər/; Turkish: gâvur, Turkish pronunciation: [ɟaˈvuɾ]; from Persian: گور gâvor; Romanian: ghiaur; Albanian: kaur; Greek: γκιαούρης, romanized: gkiaoúris; Bulgarian: гяур; Bosnian; kaur/đaur) meaning "infidel", is a term used mostly in the lands of the former Ottoman Empire for non-Muslims or, more particularly, Christians in the Balkans.


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