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askaris

askaris is the plural of askari.

Meaning of askari

Noun

askari (plural askari or askaris)

  1. (historical) A member of a local African military or police unit, usually one serving in a European colonial force.

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Proper noun capitalized: Askaris

Askaris

  1. (plural) plural of Askari

Questions about askaris

What is askaris the plural of?
Askaris is the plural of askari.
What part of speech is askaris?
Askaris is a proper noun.

Words near askaris in the dictionary

  1. askard
  2. askards
  3. askarel
  4. askarels
  5. askari
  6. askaris
  7. askars
  8. Askaryan
  9. Askaryan effect
  10. Askaryan effects
  11. Askaryan radiation

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Adapted from Wiktionary: askaris (page history and authors); Askaris (page history and authors); askari (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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