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Jawan
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Jawan [dʒəˈwɑːn]
n (in India)
1. a soldier
2. a young man
[Urdu: young man]
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Noun1.jawan - (India) a private soldier or male constable
Bharat, India, Republic of India - a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
Indian - a native or inhabitant of India
soldier - an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention"


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By the terms of partition, jawans (young men) and officers of the Raj's army were given the choice of joining the forces of India or Pakistan.
Ethnic group recruitment in the Indian army: The contrasting cases of ... by Khalidi, Omar / Pacific Affairs
Morale is very low, and there have been several notorious My Lai, Vietnam-type incidents where Indian jawans (soldiers) have gone beserk and opened fire on innocent Kashmiri civilians.
India-Initiated Cease-Fire in Kashmir Holds, Nawaz Sharif Allowed to ... by Ali, M.M. / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
Tanks should not have been used and jawans should have been deployed with more concern regarding their survival.
The Indian armed forces' Sikh and non-Sikh officers' opinions of ... by Kundu, Apurba / Pacific Affairs
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