- Unknown Soldier
- noun Date: 1923 an unidentified soldier whose body is selected to receive national honors as a representative of all of the same nation who died in a war and especially in one of the world wars
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Unknown Soldier
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Unknown Soldier — Unknown Sol|dier, the a soldier, whose name is not known, and whose body is buried in a national monument, which is usually called the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. He represents all the soldiers of the same nation who died in a war, especially in … Dictionary of contemporary English
Unknown Soldier — n. [also u s ] an unidentified soldier, killed in a war, whose body has been chosen and enshrined as representative of a nation s war dead … English World dictionary
Unknown Soldier — ► NOUN ▪ an unidentified representative member of a country s armed forces killed in war, buried with special honours in a national memorial … English terms dictionary
Unknown Soldier — The Unknown Soldier can refer to:*The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a type of memorial site in many nations * The Unknown Soldier , a 1954 novel by Väinö Linna * The Unknown Soldier , a Finnish 1955 film based on the novel of the same name * The… … Wikipedia
Unknown Soldier — noun an unidentified soldier whose body is honored as a memorial • Hypernyms: ↑soldier * * * the ˌUnknown ˈSoldier 7 [Unknown Soldier] noun singular … Useful english dictionary
Unknown Soldier — an unidentified soldier killed in battle and buried with honors, the tomb serving as a memorial to all the unidentified dead of a nation s armed forces. The tomb of the American Unknown Soldier, commemorating a serviceman killed in World War I,… … Universalium
Unknown Soldier Memorial (Cairo) — Unknown Soldier Memorial is a pyramid shaped monument in Nasr City, Cairo. Its construction was ordered by president Anwar Sadat in 1974 in honour of Egyptians who lost their lives in the 1973 October War. It was inaugurated in October 1975. The… … Wikipedia
Unknown Soldier Memorial (Egypt) — The Unknown Soldier Memorial Many Unknown Soldier Memorials for Egyptian soldiers were constructed inside and outside Egypt. The most famous is the one in Cairo. Unknown Soldier Memorial in (Cairo) is a pyramid shaped monument in Nasr City, Cairo … Wikipedia
Unknown Soldier (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Unknown Soldier Type = Album Artist = Warmen Released = November 1999 Recorded = ? Genre = Progressive metal Length = 45:33 Label = Spinefarm Producer = Janne Wirman Reviews = Last album = This album = Unknown Soldier… … Wikipedia
unknown soldier — anonymous soldier, soldier whose identity is unknown … English contemporary dictionary
Unknown Soldier — /ˌʌnnoʊn ˈsoʊldʒə/ (say .unnohn sohljuh) noun (in various countries) an unidentified soldier killed in a war, especially World War I, and entombed as a memorial to all similar victims of the war. Also, Unknown Warrior …
