sepoy

sepoy englanniksi

1. A native soldier of the Indies, employed in the service of a European colonial power, notably the British India army (first under the British-chartered (w), later in the colony), but also France and Portugal.

2. (RQ:Doyle Sign of the Four)

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4. The holder of an infantry enlisted rank equivalent to private in other countries.

5. A sepoy, native soldier in the British Indies, in particular British India.