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The pith helmet, also known as the safari helmet, salacot, sola topee, sun helmet, topee, and topi, is a lightweight cloth-covered helmet made of sholapith. The pith helmet originates from the Spanish military adaptation of the native salakot headgear of the Philippines.
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| Pith helmet | is a | type of sun hat made from the wood of the pith plant | 0.90 | text |
| Pith helmet | is a | traditional Filipino headgear known as the salakot | 0.90 | text |
| Pith helmet | part of | the standard summer uniform of traffic officers in specific police departments in India | 0.85 | text |
| the wide-brimmed slouch hat worn by US troops in the Philippines | instance of | they sometimes used alternatives | 0.80 | text |
| by British Empire forces in the later stages of the Boer War.Within the British EmpireThe salacot was most widely adopted by the British Empire in British India | instance of | they sometimes used alternatives | 0.80 | text |
| who originally called them | instance of | they sometimes used alternatives | 0.80 | text |
| badges | instance of | The civilian pith helmet usually had the same dimensions and outline as its contemporary military counterpart but without decorative extras | 0.80 | text |
| the Presidential Security Command | instance of | Ceremonial units | 0.80 | text |
| the guard of honor of the National Police use pith helmets.United StatesThroughout the Second World War | instance of | Ceremonial units | 0.80 | text |
| the U.S | instance of | Ceremonial units | 0.80 | text |
| Cyprus | instance of | in hot weather overseas stations | 0.80 | text |
| the guard of honor of the National Police use pith helmets | instance of | Ceremonial units | 0.80 | text |
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