Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A child born in a Russian military cantonment.
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Examples
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Having arrived at their destination, the juvenile conscripts were put into the cantonist battalions.
History of the Jews in Russia and Poland. Volume II From the death of Alexander I. until the death of Alexander III. (1825-1894) I. [Translator] Friedlaender 1900
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Our father, Tchimasha-Himalaysky, was a cantonist, but he died with an officer's rank and left us his title of nobility and a small estate.
The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 1882
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The cantonist, having been away from town for so long and not having had the benefit of a Torah education, was so markedly different from even the gentile man.
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The cantonist, with whom the rabbi was walking, erupted in furious anger, screaming and threatening violence against the hapless boat owner.
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