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Unknown Soldier
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Un·known Soldier  (nnn)
n.
An unidentified soldier killed in war and chosen to be interred with national honors as a representative of all those who died in a war.

Unknown Soldier, Warrior
n
(Military) (in various countries) an unidentified soldier who has died in battle and for whom a tomb is established as a memorial to other unidentified dead of the nation's armed forces
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Noun1.Unknown Soldier - an unidentified soldier whose body is honored as a memorialUnknown Soldier - an unidentified soldier whose body is honored as a memorial
soldier - an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention"
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Unknown Soldier Unknown Warrior n the Unknown Soldieril Milite Ignoto


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The Amar Jawan Jyoti, the eternal fame, burns beneath the arch to honour the memory of the unknown soldiers.
He points out that the decision of various governments to establish the tombs for Unknown Soldiers was not merely altruistic but also political.
Three of the soldiers were buried, with military honours, in graves dedicated to Unknown Soldiers, in January, after inquiries failed to yield any clue to their identities.
 
 
 
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