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Unknown Soldier

Unknown Soldier proper noun: the representative of military personnel who have died unidentified without proper burial, usually in war.

Proper noun

the Unknown Soldier

  1. The representative of military personnel who have died unidentified without proper burial, usually in war.

Unknown Soldier meaning in Hindi

Unknown Soldier in Hindi

representative of unidentified fallen soldiers
अज्ञात सैनिक ajñāt sainik

Origin of Unknown Soldier

In 1920, following World War I, a monument to an Unknown Warrior was established in London and Paris simultaneously to the common memories of all soldiers killed in any war. Since then, monuments to the Unknown Soldier have been raised in many countries, each containing the body of one such unidentified soldier.

Questions about Unknown Soldier

What does Unknown Soldier mean?
Unknown Soldier means the representative of military personnel who have died unidentified without proper burial, usually in war.
What is Unknown Soldier in Hindi?
Unknown Soldier in Hindi is अज्ञात सैनिक (ajñāt sainik). See Unknown Soldier meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Unknown Soldier?
Unknown Soldier is a proper noun.

Words near Unknown Soldier in the dictionary

  1. unknown knowns
  2. unknown number
  3. unknown numbers
  4. unknown quantities
  5. unknown quantity
  6. Unknown Soldier
  7. unknown unknown
  8. unknown unknowns
  9. unknownly
  10. unknownness
  11. unknownnesses

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