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Gurkha

Gurkha

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A person from Nepal who often serves as a soldier in the British army
  • noun
  • /ˈɡʊrkə/
: Gurkha
  • Many Gurkha troops displayed remarkable bravery during their service in World War II.
  • Gurkha troops
  • Gurkha guards
  • Nepalese Gurkha

So they sent in a group of Gurkha engineers.

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Examples

  • Another excellent book about war in Muslim Afghanistan is John Masters' "Bugles and a Tiger: My Life in the Gurkha Regiment."

    Blog text (11)

  • Downstairs, the watchman was talking to the one-eyed Gurkha.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • So they sent in a group of Gurkha engineers.

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  • British and Gurkha troops were called to assist the police.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The Gurkha would soon leave for his rounds.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Give me my dad's Gurkha sword.

    Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022)

  • Gurkha troops and police had to disperse rival crowds of Hindus and Muslims who were exchanging fire with small arms.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The British army has a long history of recruiting Gurkha soldiers from Nepal.

  • Each Gurkha soldier is known for their loyalty and exceptional fighting skills.

Surface Forms

Gurkha singular
Gurkhas plural

Etymology

Gurkha comes from the name of a region and old kingdom in Nepal called Gorkha. So a Gurkha originally meant someone 'from Gorkha', and the name came to mean the brave soldiers who came from that area.