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Nov 8, 2009
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pan•dour



Pronunciation: (pan'door), [key]
n.
1. Hist.a member of a local militia in Croatia, formed as a regiment in the Austrian army in the 18th century and noted for its ruthlessness and cruelty.
2. a brutal, marauding soldier.

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