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单词 sepoy
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Definition of sepoy in English:

sepoy

noun ˈsiːpɔɪsɪˈpɔɪˈsiˌpɔɪ
historical
  • 1An Indian soldier serving under British or other European orders.

    〈史〉(在英军等欧洲军队中服役的)印度兵

    as modifier he could see the sepoy infantry advancing
    Example sentencesExamples
    • His force was made up of two British regular infantry regiments, the 74th and 78th of Foot, Company sepoys and infantry from Hyderabad.
    • Huge armies were created, largely composed of Indian sepoys but with some regular British regiments.
    • The only need was for military labour, but even here local soldiers, especially Indian sepoys, were cheap and abundant.
    • Sullivan set out at 6 a.m. on January 2, 1819, with a detachment of Europeans and sepoys equipped as if ‘departing for the polar seas’.
    • On 10 May 1857, sepoys of the Bengal army shot their British officers and marched on Delhi to restore the aged Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah, to power.
    1. 1.1 (in South Asia) a police constable.
      (印度次大陆)普通警察

Origin

From Urdu and Persian sipāhī 'soldier', from sipāh 'army'.

Rhymes

teapoy

Definition of sepoy in US English:

sepoy

nounˈsiˌpɔɪˈsēˌpoi
historical
  • 1An Indian soldier serving under British or other European orders.

    〈史〉(在英军等欧洲军队中服役的)印度兵

    as modifier he could see the sepoy infantry advancing
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The only need was for military labour, but even here local soldiers, especially Indian sepoys, were cheap and abundant.
    • Sullivan set out at 6 a.m. on January 2, 1819, with a detachment of Europeans and sepoys equipped as if ‘departing for the polar seas’.
    • Huge armies were created, largely composed of Indian sepoys but with some regular British regiments.
    • On 10 May 1857, sepoys of the Bengal army shot their British officers and marched on Delhi to restore the aged Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah, to power.
    • His force was made up of two British regular infantry regiments, the 74th and 78th of Foot, Company sepoys and infantry from Hyderabad.
    1. 1.1 (in South Asia) a police constable.
      (印度次大陆)普通警察

Origin

From Urdu and Persian sipāhī ‘soldier’, from sipāh ‘army’.

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