Cossack

1. A member or descendant of an originally (semi-)nomadic population of Eastern Europe and the adjacent parts of Asia, formed in part of runaways from neighbouring countries, that eventually settled in parts of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Russian tsarist Empire and constituted a military caste, particularly in areas now comprising southern Russia and Ukraine.

   Kosak

   каза́кkazák, коза́кkozák, каза́чкаkazáčka

   коза́кkozák, коза́чкаkozáčka

   a member of a Slavic people living in southern European Russia and Ukraine and adjacent parts of Asia and noted for their horsemanship and military skill; they formed an elite cavalry corps in czarist Russia

2. A member of a military unit (typically cavalry, originally recruited exclusively from the above).

   Kosak

   коза́кkozák

3. (derogatory)A mercenary, a violent thug: a regular or irregular soldier, police officer or security guard employed to persecute or oppress disfavoured groups, such as Jews or (striking) workers.

4. (obsolete)A Ukrainian.

1. Cossack glory has long been glorious.

   Слава козача здавна славна.

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2. Where there's a Cossack, there's glory.

   Де козак, там і слава.

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3. Where there's a ravine, there's a Cossack.

   Де байрак, там і козак.

   ruГде буерак, там и казак.

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4. My great-grandfather was a Don Cossack.

   ruМой прадед был донским казаком.

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5. He smokes like a coachman and drinks like a Cossack.

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