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sepoy
[ see-poi ]
noun
- (formerly, in India) a soldier, usually an infantryman, in the service of Europeans, especially of the British.
sepoy
/ ˈsiːpɔɪ /
noun
- (formerly) an Indian soldier in the service of the British
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sepoy1
C18: from Portuguese sipaio, from Urdu sipāhī, from Persian: horseman, from sipāh army
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Example Sentences
Kesri is a sepoy, a native soldier in the British East India Company's army.
From Los Angeles Times
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