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Lashkar.

A city in Madhya Pradesh, India.

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  1. A city in Madhya Pradesh, India.

  2. The Islamic militant Lashkar-e-Toiba (Urdu: لشکرِ طیبه (“Army of the Pure”)), based in Pakistan. Also transliterated as Lashkar-i-Tayyaba, Lashkar-e-Tayyaba, or Lashkar-i-Toiba.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- Proto-Indo-European *-seti Proto-Indo-European *h₂lékseti Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrákšati Proto-Iranian *karah Middle Persian lškl Classical Persian لَشْکَر (laškar)bor. Urdu لشکرِbor. English Lashkar Borrowed from Urdu لشکرِ (“army”).

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