veteran
/ˈvɛt(ə)r(ə)n/
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American sound/ˈvɛt(ə)r(ə)n/
veteran
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ve - te - ran -> veteran
Myanmar meaning
(n) စစ်မှုထမ်းဟောင်း။ veterans
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၁။ ဝါရင့် (စစ်မှုထမ်း၊ ဘောလုံးသမား စသည်)။ war veterans ❍ a veteran politician/ golfer.
၂။ (also infml vet ) (US ) စစ်ပြန်။ စစ်မှုထမ်းဟောင်း။ 'Veterans Day (ie a holiday held on 11 November in memory of the end of World Wars I and II. )
❏ veteran car n (Brit ) ၁၉၀၅-ခုနှစ် မတိုင်မီ ထုတ်လုပ်သော ကား။ a veteran Rolls Royce ❍ a veteran car rally. Compare VINTAGE ၂
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experienced person, expert, old hand, GI, adept, battle-scarred, been around, disciplined, exercised, experienced, from way back, hardened, inured, knows one's stuff, long-serving, long-time, not born yesterday, of the old school, old, old guard, old pro, old salt, old soldier, old-time, old-timer, past master, practical, practiced, pro, proficient, seasoned, shellback, skilled, sophisticated, sourdough, steady, trained, trouper, up to speed, versed, vet, warhorse, weathered, wise, wise to ways, worldly
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