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se·poy (sē′po̵i)

noun

Historical a native of India serving in a European army, esp. the British army

Etymology: Port sipae < Hindi & Pers sipāhī < sipāh, army

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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