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bahadur

[buh-haw-door, -hah-]

noun

(often initial capital letter)
  1. a title of respect commonly affixed to the names of European officers in Indian documents or used in ceremonious mention by Indians.

    Jonas Sahib Bahadur.



bahadur

/ bəˈhɑːdə /

noun

  1. (often in combination) a title formerly conferred by the British on distinguished Indians

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bahadur1

First recorded in 1770–80; from Hindi bahādur “brave, brave person,” from Persian, probably from Mongolian; compare Classical Mongolian baγatur, with same sense, from Turkic, perhaps originally a Turkic personal name
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bahadur1

C18: from Hindi bahādur hero, from Persian: valiant
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Example Sentences

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A crowd in Kathmandu torched the headquarters of the Nepali Congress Party, which is part of the governing coalition, and the house of its leader, Sher Bahadur Deuba, a former PM.

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A crowd in Kathmandu torched the headquarters of the Nepali Congress Party, which is part of the governing coalition, and the house of its leader, Sher Bahadur Deuba.

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The protests continued on Tuesday, with demonstrators setting fire to the headquarters of the Nepali Congress Party and the home of former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba.

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Protesters were also reported to have targeted the residences of the Nepali Congress president and former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba in Budhanilkantha.

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The attack has been claimed by a suicide bomber wing of the Hafiz Gul Bahadur armed group, a faction of the Pakistan Taliban.

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