Unknown Soldier

proper noun

The representative of military personnel who have died unidentified without proper burial, usually in war.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Unknown Soldier
  1. The representative of military personnel who have died unidentified without proper burial, usually in war.

Origin

In 1920, following World War I, a monument to an Unknown Warrior was established in London and Paris simultaneously to the common memories of all soldiers killed in any war. Since then, monuments to the Unknown Soldier have been raised in many countries, each containing the body of one such unidentified soldier.

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Translations

Finnish tuntematon sotilas
  • tuntematon sotilasrepresentative of unidentified fallen soldiers
Hindi अज्ञात सैनिक
  • अज्ञात सैनिक (ajñāt sainik)representative of unidentified fallen soldiers
Hungarian az ismeretlen katona
  • az ismeretlen katonarepresentative of unidentified fallen soldiers
Russian неизве́стный солда́т
  • неизве́стный солда́т (neizvéstnyj soldát)representative of unidentified fallen soldiers
Spanish Soldado desconocido
  • Soldado desconocidorepresentative of unidentified fallen soldiers
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APA

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MLA

“Unknown Soldier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Unknown%20Soldier. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Unknown Soldier,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Unknown%20Soldier.

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