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unknown soldier

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English

Syllables
un-known -sol-dier
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

Etymology

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.

Inflected Forms

the Unknown Soldier (canonical)

Phrases

Unknown Warrior

Frequently Paired Words

Unknown Warrior Unknowns

Questions

What does unknown soldier mean?
The representative of military personnel who have died unidentified without proper burial, usually in war.
Where does unknown soldier come from?
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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