sepoys
/ˈsiːpɔɪz/
noun
- Indian soldiers who served under British or other European orders, especially during the colonial period in India.
- Many sepoys rebelled in 1857, an event known as the Sepoy Mutiny.
- The British East India Company employed thousands of sepoys to protect its trading posts.
- The sepoys marched in formation, their uniforms bright against the dusty landscape.
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