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Date: 1500-1600
Language: Turkish
Origin: dervis 'poor person, beggar'

dervish

 noun
     
Related topics: Islam
der‧vish [countable]
RRIRRI a member of a Muslim religious group, some of whom dance fast and spin around as part of a religious ceremony
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