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pecheneg
/ˈpɛt͡ʃənɛɡ/
noun 1name 1adj 1
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4VERB + PECHENEG
fearing
PECHENEG + NOUN
alexios, alliance, comanian
PREP.
from
ADV.
immediately, respectively
Definitions
noun
1
A member of a specific semi-nomadic Turkic people from central Asia, some of whom migrated into eastern Europe.
The Pechenegs had already ceased to be a major threat by the time Kievan Rus’ converted to Christianity in 988, and most references to them in the chronicle are in the period before this, earlier in the tenth century.
One of the earliest Arab geographers who referred to the Pechenegs in south-eastern Europe was al-Iṣṭakhrī (circa 950).
name
1
The now extinct Turkic language spoken by the Pechenegs.
[…]these loanwords are later borrowings from the Pecheneg and Comanian, respectively.
adj
1
Of or relating to the Pecheneg people or their language.
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The Pechenegs had already ceased to be a major threat by the time Kievan Rus’ converted to Christianity in 988, and most references to them in the chronicle are in the period before this, earlier in t
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One of the earliest Arab geographers who referred to the Pechenegs in south-eastern Europe was al-Iṣṭakhrī (circa 950).
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The siege of Dristra failed, as the emperor found himself surrounded by the Pechenegs.[…]Fearing a Cuman–Pecheneg alliance, Alexios immediately sued for peace and the Pechenegs agreed to a truce, whic
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[…]these loanwords are later borrowings from the Pecheneg and Comanian, respectively.
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