Sepoy

noun

/ˈsiːˌpɔɪ/

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounA native soldier of the East Indies, employed in the service of a European colonial power, notably the British India army (first under the British-chartered East India Company, later in the crown colony), but also France and Portugal.

Synonyms

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