English Explanatory Dictionary

Chindit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of an allied commando unit operating behind enemy lines in northern Burma during World War II.

Word forms

Chindit Chindits

Etymology

Derived from Burmese ခြင်္သေ့ (hkrangse., “lion”).

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