Sirdar

/ˈsɜːdɑː/

Synonyms for "sirdar" (47 found)

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Closest matches (10)

Noun(1 words)
army commander

Strong matches (14)

Related words (23)

Noun(1 words)
military chief

Related word relations

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More general

6 entries
important personinfluential personmilitary rankofficerpersonagetitle

More specific

2 entries
Egyptian Army commanderKhedive's sirdar

Collocations

6 entries
British sirdarEgyptian Army sirdarKhedive's sirdarsirdar of Egyptsirdar positionsirdarship term

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

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Sample sentences

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Only last week a paper on the question of early marriage in India was read by a young Sikh Sirdar of Kapurthala, in which this supremely important and delicate subject was treated with a tact and frankness which did him the utmost credit. […¶…¶…¶] During the discussion on Sirdar Arjun Sing’s paper, occasion was taken to protest against the erroneous view, too often taken in Europe, as to the abased position of Mahomedan women generally.

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Pottinger’s guide, who turned out to be married to the daughter of the Sirdar, or headman, insisted on entering the village first, explaining that it was customary with strangers in this dangerous region.

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Sir Reginald, as Sirdar of the Egyptian Army, had been put in command of the British military side of the Arab adventure in place of Sir Henry McMahon

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