lashkar

¹ American

[lash-ker] / ˈlæʃ kər /

noun

lascar.

Lashkar ² American

[luhsh-ker] / ˈlʌʃ kər /

noun

the modern part of Gwalior city in N India: capital of former Gwalior state.

Lashkar British

/ ˈlʌʃkə /

noun

a former city in N India, in Madhya Pradesh: capital of the former states of Gwalior and Madhya Bharat; now part of the city of Gwalior

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Example Sentences

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We were a little lashkar, but we drove them back into their fort!

From King of the Khyber Rifles by Mundy, Talbot

Nor, seeking proof for our new recruit, do we send men to hunt a head for him—not even those of us who have a lashkar that we call our own, mullah Muhammad Anim.

From King of the Khyber Rifles by Mundy, Talbot

"How great is the lashkar that is forming?" asked Courtenay.

From King of the Khyber Rifles by Mundy, Talbot

We keep hearing of that lashkar that we can't locate, under a mullah whose name seems to change with the day of the week.

From King of the Khyber Rifles by Mundy, Talbot

"Does this other letter tell of the lashkar, too?"

From King of the Khyber Rifles by Mundy, Talbot

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