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Legion

noun/lˈiːdʒən/
Definition
archaic terms for army
association of ex-servicemen
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/lˈiːdʒən/
🇬🇧British English
/lˈiːdʒən/
🇮🇳Indian English
/lˈiːdʒən/
2 syllables Say it as /lˈiːdʒən/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounarchaic terms for army
nounassociation of ex-servicemen
“the American Legion”
nouna large military unit
“the French Foreign Legion”
nouna vast multitude
adjectiveamounting to a large indefinite number
“numerous times”
Word Forms
numerositynouna large number
numerousnessnouna large number
Around the World
Europe
🇫🇷French
légion
termes archaïques pour l'armée
🇪🇸Spanish
legión
términos arcaicos para ejército
🇮🇹Italian
legione
termini arcaici per esercito
🇳🇱Dutch
legioen
archaïsche termen voor leger
🇵🇹Portuguese
legião
termos arcaicos para exército
🇷🇺Russian
легион
устаревшие термины для армии
India
🇮🇳Hindi
सैन्य टुकड़ी
सेना के लिए पुरातन शर्तें
🇧🇩Bengali
সৈন্যদল
সেনাবাহিনীর জন্য প্রাচীন পদ
🇮🇳Tamil
படையணி
இராணுவத்திற்கான பழமையான சொற்கள்
🇮🇳Telugu
దండు
సైన్యం కోసం పురాతన నిబంధనలు
🇮🇳Marathi
सैन्य
सैन्यासाठी पुरातन अटी
🇮🇳Gujarati
લશ્કર
આર્મી માટે પ્રાચીન શબ્દો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸೈನ್ಯದಳ
ಸೈನ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ ಪದಗಳು
🇮🇳Malayalam
സൈന്യം
സൈന്യത്തിൻ്റെ പുരാതന നിബന്ധനകൾ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਫੌਜ
ਫੌਜ ਲਈ ਪੁਰਾਤਨ ਸ਼ਬਦ
🇵🇰Urdu
لشکر
فوج کے لیے قدیم اصطلاحات
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
军团
古代军队用语
🇯🇵Japanese
軍団
軍隊の古風な用語
🇰🇷Korean
군단
군대에 대한 고대 용어
🇻🇳Vietnamese
quân đoàn
thuật ngữ cổ xưa cho quân đội
🇹🇭Thai
พยุหะ
คำศัพท์โบราณสำหรับกองทัพ
🇮🇩Indonesian
legiun
istilah kuno untuk tentara
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الفيلق
المصطلحات القديمة للجيش
🇮🇷Persian
لژیون
اصطلاحات قدیمی برای ارتش
🇹🇷Turkish
lejyon
ordu için eski terimler
🇮🇱Hebrew
לִגִיוֹן
מונחים ארכאיים לצבא
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'legion'?
The primary meaning of 'legion' is 'archaic terms for army'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'legion' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'legion' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'legion' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'legion' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'legion' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'legion' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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