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- noun Plural form of
Pecheneg .
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Examples
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Simeon in return called the Pechenegs, another fierce
The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey Nevill Forbes 1906
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I got the guns from Seamus; they wanted Pechenegs, big Russian jobs, handguns, silencers, the works.
The Bloomsday Dead Adrian McKinty 2007
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Under Arpad (d. 907) they had come from southern Russia by way of Moldova, driven on by the Patzinaks (Pechenegs) and other Asian peoples.
e. Hungary 2001
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In the meantime the Magyars, driven westward by the Patzinaks (Pechenegs), advanced into Transylvania and Pannonia, which were lost to the Bulgars.
766 2001
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In this period many Pechenegs and Szeklers were also established for frontier protection.
1047-60 2001
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He was forced to abandon Bulgaria in order to resist the Patzinaks (Pechenegs), who had entered southern Russia from the east and were threatening Kiev.
d. Kievan Russia 2001
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Even cloister dwellers had heard, years ago, how the Pechenegs themselves fled to the Rusi, begging for succor.
The Boat of a Million Years Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1989
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Even cloister dwellers had heard, years ago, how the Pechenegs themselves fled to the Rusi, begging for succor.
The Boat of a Million Years Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1988
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Bulgaria and a gift of corn; the adventurous Svyatoslav lost his life at the hands of the Pechenegs while making his way back to Kiev.
The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey Nevill Forbes 1906
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The avenging Pechenegs were waiting in ambush for his return.
A Short History of Russia Mary Platt Parmele 1877
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