Lascarin

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noun

In Sri Lanka, one of the indigenous soldiers who fought for the Portuguese during the Portuguese era (1505–1658) and continued to serve as colonial soldiers until the 1930s.

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Meanings

nounLascarin (plural Lascarins)

plural Lascarins

  1. historicalIn Sri Lanka, one of the indigenous soldiers who fought for the Portuguese during the Portuguese era (1505–1658) and continued to serve as colonial soldiers until the 1930s.
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APA

Lascarin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lascarin

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“Lascarin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lascarin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lascarin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lascarin.

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