noun
jawan
Jawan (noun) means a foot soldier; a soldier in general.
noun
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A foot soldier; a soldier in general.
"In any event we soon had the Army jawan sent by the Major with us in the boat and headed for shore."
— Satyindra Singh, Blueprint to Bluewater: The Indian Navy (1992)
"They could now see a whole lot of army jawans in gum boots looking for something in the mud."
— Deepika Phukan, The Story of Felanee (2011)
"He obviously expected one of the senior army officials to walk over and talk to the jawan."
— R. D. Pradhan, Debacle to Revival: Y.B. Chavan as Defence Minister (1999)
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"jawan" (noun) means a foot soldier; a soldier in general.
