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jawan

American

[juh-wahn] / dʒəˈwɑn /

noun

a soldier in the Indian army.

Jawan British

/ dʒəˈwɑːn /

noun

a soldier
a young man

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Etymology

Origin of jawan

First recorded in 1830–40, jawan is from the Urdu word javān

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“But within hours of our acceptance, news came that terrorists had killed one of our jawans. Does this indicate a desire for dialogue?”

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