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shikar
[ shi-kahr ]
/ ʃɪˈkɑr /
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noun
the hunting of game for sport.
verb (used with or without object), shi·karred, shi·kar·ring.
to hunt.
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Origin of shikar
1600–10; <Urdu <Persian
Words nearby shikar
Shih Tzu, Shiism, shiitake, Shiʿite, Shijiazhuang, shikar, shikari, Shikibu, shikibuton, Shikoku, shiksa
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British Dictionary definitions for shikar
shikar
/ (in India ʃɪˈkɑː) /
noun
hunting, esp big-game hunting
verb -kars, -karring or -karred
to hunt (game, esp big game)
Word Origin for shikar
C17: via Urdu from Persian
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