sepoy

/ˈsiːˌpɔɪ/ · noun

Meaning

A native soldier of the East Indies, employed in the service of a European colonial power, notably the British India army (first under the British-chartered East India Company, later in the crown colony), but also France and Portugal.

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Related words

mutiny(English)seapoy(English)sebundy(English)staff corps(English)covenanted servant(English)subadar(English)bargir(English)peon(English)meerut(English)cantonment(English)valour(English)rebellion(English)

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Sources

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