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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
| sirdar |
| SYLLABICATION: | sir·dar |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  sûr där , s r-där |
| NOUN: | A person of high rank, especially in India. |
| ETYMOLOGY: | Hindi sard r, from Persian : sar, head; see ker-1 in Appendix I + -dr, holder; see dher- in Appendix I.
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