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press-gang meaning in Odia

ବେଠିଆ beṭhiā

press-gang in Odia: ବେଠିଆ (beṭhiā). In English, press-gang means a body of men employed to force others (impress them) into military service, especially naval service.

Odia words for press-gang

press-gang
ବେଠିଆ beṭhiā

English meaning of press-gang

  1. noun A body of men employed to force others (impress them) into military service, especially naval service.
  2. verb To force (someone) into military or naval service.
  3. verb To coerce (somebody) into doing something that they are reluctant to do.

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Questions about press-gang in Odia

What is the meaning of press-gang in Odia?
Press-gang in Odia is ବେଠିଆ (beṭhiā).
press-gang ର ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ କଣ?
Press-gang: ବେଠିଆ (beṭhiā).
What does press-gang mean in English?
Press-gang means a body of men employed to force others (impress them) into military service, especially naval service.

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Odia words from Wiktionary's Odia entries whose English meaning is “press-gang”: ବେଠିଆ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: press-gang (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Odia words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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