Cantonist
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cantonist is a noun meaning (historical) A young boy in the Russian Empire who was taken to a special school to be trained for future compulsory military service.
Meaning
(historical) A young boy in the Russian Empire who was taken to a special school to be trained for future compulsory military service.
Word Forms
- cantonists
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cadet, soldier, conscript, con-script, commissar, pageboy.
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