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sirdar definition

sir·dar (sər där′)

noun

  1. in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan,
    1. a chief or noble
    2. a high military officer
  2. in India, a person, esp. a Sikh, holding an important position
  3. any Sikh man

Etymology: Urdu < Pers, leader < sar, the head + dār, holding

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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