jawan
noun
a soldier in the Indian army.
jawan
American
[juh-wahn]
/ dʒəˈwɑn /
noun
Jawan
British
/ dʒəˈwɑːn /
noun
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a soldier
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a young man
Etymology
Origin of jawan
First recorded in 1830–40, jawan is from the Urdu word javān
Example Sentences
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Pathaan and Jawan channel Khan's personal and professional frustrations in the "most obvious and visual way possible", Mr Desai says.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2023
Jacob Saylors had 12 carries for 94 yards and a score and Jawan Martin added an 18-yard TD run.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2021
One of those who attended was Jawan Moukagni, now 16, the daughter of a white Frenchwoman and an immigrant man from a former French colony in Central Africa.
From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2021
Jawan M. Jackson, who plays Melvin Franklin, possesses a bass almost as resonantly subterranean and Jeremy Pope, who plays Eddie Kendricks, has many of the same astonishing falsetto-style capabilities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2018
Instigated," proceeds Jawan Bakht, "by female obstinacy, the Begam would not withdraw her request, and her petition was at length, though reluctantly, honoured with compliance.
From Fall of the Moghul Empire of Hindustan by H. G. (Henry George) Keene
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