"zindabad" meaning in English

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Interjection

Audio: Zindabad pronunciation.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani ज़िंदाबाद (zindābād) / زندہ باد (Zinda Bād, “long live”), from Classical Persian زنده باد (zinda bād). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|inc-hnd}} Borrowed from Hindustani, {{der|en|fa-cls|زنده باد|tr=zinda bād}} Classical Persian زنده باد (zinda bād) Head templates: {{en-interj}} zindabad
  1. (South Asia) long live Tags: South-Asia
    Sense id: en-zindabad-en-intj-yY4e56ir Categories (other): South Asian English
  2. (South Asia, slang) Used to express intense approval or suggest use of something Tags: South-Asia, slang
    Sense id: en-zindabad-en-intj-clVZqffe Categories (other): South Asian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: come on Derived forms: Inqilab Zindabad
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          "ref": "2021 September 30, Ok_Option_474, Reddit:",
          "text": "Libgen Zindabad",
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          "ref": "2022 May 18, Successful_Pizza2802, Reddit:",
          "text": "Jio zindabad",
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          "ref": "2023 August 1, Swastika Mukherjee (@swastika24), Twitter:",
          "text": "Since I will never get an uber, the ride is just never available whichever city I am in, bhai auto zindabad !",
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          "ref": "2024 March 11, Pushkaraj Apte (@pushkarajapte), Twitter:",
          "text": "Public transport zindabad! / 3:35 - am outside Vanaz stn / 3:42 - metro leaves / 4:20 - metro reaches Ramwadi / 4:26 shuttle leaves / 4:38 - reached airport",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2024 November 4, Dr Aniruddha Malpani, MD (@malpani), Twitter:",
          "text": "Google Translate zindabad !",
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          "text": "Jio zindabad",
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