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foreign legion

for·eign le·gion
F f

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fawr-in, for- lee-juh n]
    • /ˈfɔr ɪn, ˈfɒr- ˈli dʒən/
    • /ˈfɒrən ˈliː.dʒən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fawr-in, for- lee-juh n]
    • /ˈfɔr ɪn, ˈfɒr- ˈli dʒən/

Definitions of foreign legion words

  • noun foreign legion a military unit consisting of foreign volunteers in the service of a state. 1
  • noun foreign legion (initial capital letters) a specialized military unit of the French army, consisting of volunteers of all nationalities assigned to military operations and duties outside France. 1
  • noun foreign legion a body of foreign volunteers serving in an army, esp that of France 0
  • noun foreign legion a military force composed mainly of volunteers from foreign countries 0
  • noun foreign legion such a French force, orig. based in N Africa 0
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Origin of foreign legion

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Foreign legion

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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foreign legion popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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