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competition wallahs

competition wallahs is the plural of competition wallah.

Meaning of competition wallah

Noun

competition wallah (plural competition wallahs)

  1. (India, colloquial, historical) A member of the civil service who obtained an appointment by the competitive system instituted in 1856.

Questions about competition wallahs

What is competition wallahs the plural of?
Competition wallahs is the plural of competition wallah.

Words near competition wallahs in the dictionary

  1. competishes
  2. competition
  3. competition caution
  4. competition cautions
  5. competition wallah
  6. competition wallahs
  7. competition-based learning
  8. competitional
  9. competitioner
  10. competitioners
  11. competitionless

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