morcha

/ (ˈmɔːtʃɑː) /

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noun

(in India) a hostile demonstration against the government

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Word Origin for morcha

Hindi: entrenchment

Words nearby morcha

Morbillivirus, morbus, morceau, morcellation, morcellation operation, morcha, mordacious, mordancy, mordant, mordant rouge, Mordecai

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How to use morcha in a sentence

Desultory skirmishing continued for some time, shots being fired from the hills, half a mile away, as well as from the morcha.
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