Cossack is a noun referring to a member of any of various Turkic-speaking, traditionally cavalry-based communities chiefly in the southern Ukraine and southwestern Russia, or to the historical warrior class of these peoples. The term also denotes a person affiliated with Cossack military units or culture, known for distinctive dress, traditions, and famed horsemanship. In modern usage it can describe people in the regional culture or a historical identity rather than a contemporary military force.
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