askari

əˈskɑːri

Definition

Definition of askari - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

history

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member of a local African military unit

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The askari guarded the colonial outpost.

soldier

trooper

warrior

military

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member of native military or police unit

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The askari were trained by the colonial powers.

guard

soldier

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Origin of askari

Arabic, 'askar (soldier)

Examples of askari in a sentence

An askari was stationed at the gate.
The askari patrolled the borders diligently.
Each askari was equipped with a rifle and uniform.

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French:askari, soldat indigène, ...
German:Askari, Mitglied der einheimischen Einheit, ...
Italian:askari, soldato indigeno, ...
Spanish:askari, soldado nativo, ...
Portuguese:askari, soldado nativo, ...
Chinese:阿斯卡里, 土著士兵, ...
Japanese:アスカリ, 現地部隊の一員, ...
Arabic:عَسْكَرِيّ, جُنْدِي, ...
Hebrew:אַסְקָרִי, לוֹחֵם מְקוֹמִי, ...
Russian:аскари, солдат местного происхождения, ...
Ukrainian:аскарі, солдат місцевого походження, ...
Hindi:अस्करी, स्थानीय इकाई का सदस्य, ...
Bengali:আস্কারি, স্থানীয় ইউনিটের সদস্য, ...
Catalan:askari, membre de la unitat nativa, ...
Czech:askari, příslušník domorodé jednotky, ...
Danish:askari, medlem af indfødt enhed, ...
Dutch:askari, lid van inheemse militaire eenheid, ...
Greek:ασκάρι, μέλος της εγχώριας μονάδας, ...
Hungarian:aszkari, gyarmati katona, ...
Khmer:ទាហានអាហ្វ្រិកក្នុងកងទ័ពមូលដ្ឋានសម័យអាណានិគម, ទាហាន ឬប៉ូលិសជនជាតិដើមដែលបម្រើក្នុងកងកម្លាំងអាណានិគម, ...
Korean:아스카리, 현지 군대의 일원, ...
Persian:عسکری, عضو واحد نظامی بومی, ...
Polish:askari, członek rodzimej jednostki wojskowej, ...
Portuguese (BR):askari, soldado nativo, ...
Romanian:askari, soldat indigen, ...
Swedish:askari, medlem av inhemsk militär enhet, ...
Thai:อัสการี, หน่วยทหารพื้นเมือง, ...
Turkish:askeri, yerli askeri birlik, ...
Vietnamese:lính askari, đơn vị quân đội bản địa, ...

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