чета

Etymology 1
, from. Colloquially and dialectally, the doublet from 🇨🇬 is used as well.

Verb

 * 1) to read

Etymology 2
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Noun

 * 1) military unit, troop

Usage notes
Traditionally refers to self-organized para-military troops that effectively acted as law enforcers (on a local level) during the late stages of the Ottoman Empire. Originally, they opposed and fought bandit bands, called hayduts. Later chetas turned against the central government and participated in uprisings against the Ottoman reign over the Balkans.

Derived terms

 * member of a чета

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) troop, squad

Etymology
, from, akin to Czech , Serbo-Croatian , Bulgarian , possibly Latin.

Noun

 * 1) couple, pair
 * 2) match

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) troop, squad, host