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Pronunciation / Transliteration: qiángdào
"当地警方成功抓获了一伙武装强盗。"
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A member of a gang of armed robbers, traditionally operating in rural or forested regions of South Asia.
"The local police launched a major operation to apprehend the notorious gang of dacoits operating near the river valley."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Hindi word 'ḍakait' (डकैत), meaning a bandit or member of an armed gang of robbers, ultimately stemming from the Sanskrit root 'ḍākā' meaning an assault or raid. The term was adopted into Anglo-Indian legal and administrative vocabulary during the British colonial period in the 19th century to formally designate members of organized criminal gangs.
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brigand
Transliteration: brigand
"La police a arrêté un groupe de brigands dans la région."
Räuber
Transliteration: Raeuber
"Die Polizei jagte eine Bande von bewaffneten Räubern."
brigante
Transliteration: brigante
"La banda di briganti è stata catturata dalle forze dell'ordine."
bandido
Transliteration: bandido
"El grupo de bandidos asaltó el convoy en el camino rural."
bandido
Transliteration: bandido
"A polícia cercou o esconderijo dos bandidos."
डकैत
Transliteration: dakait
"पुलिस ने इलाके में छिपे डकैतों को घेर लिया।"
强盗
Transliteration: qiángdào
"当地警方成功抓获了一伙武装强盗。"
강도
Transliteration: gangdo
"경찰은 무장 강도단의 은거지를 급습했다."
強盗団
Transliteration: gōtōdan
"警察はその武装強盗団を逮捕した。"
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