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Word: Askari
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 19th century: from Arabic ‘askarī ‘soldier’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈskɑːri
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(in East Africa) a soldier or police officer.
Short Definition:(in East Africa) soldier or police officer
Definition:
a member of the ANC who changed sides and joined the apartheid government's police force.
Short Definition:member of ANC who changed sides and joined apartheid government's police force
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