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sirdar


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sirdar  \Sir*dar"\,  n. 
  In  Turkey,  Egypt,  etc.,  a  commander  in  chief,  esp.  the  one 
  commanding  the  Anglo-Egyptian  army. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sirdar  \Sir*dar"\,  n.  [Hind.  &  Per.  sard[=a]r  a  chief,  general; 
  sar  the  head,  top  +  d[=a]r  holding,  possessing.] 
  A  native  chief  in  Hindostan;  a  headman.  --Malcom. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  sirdar 
  n  :  an  important  person  in  India 




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