Legion
Word | LEGION |
Character | 6 |
Hyphenation | le gion |
Pronunciations | /ˈliːdʒən/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Legion"
What do we mean by legion?
The major unit of the Roman army consisting of 3,000 to 6,000 infantry troops and 100 to 200 cavalry troops. noun
A large military unit trained for combat; an army. noun
A large number; a multitude. synonym: multitude. noun
A national organization of former members of the armed forces. noun
Constituting a large number; multitudinous. adjective
To enroll or form into a legion.
In Roman antiquity, a body of infantry not corresponding exactly to either the regiment or the army-corps of modern times, composed of different numbers of men at different periods, from 3,000 under the kings to over 6,000 under Marius, usually combined with a considerable proportion of cavalry. noun
In French history, one of numerous military bodies so called at different periods. noun
Any distinct military force or organization comparable to the Roman legion. noun
An extraordinary number; a great multitude. noun
In zoology, a large group or series of animals, of indeterminate taxonomic rank, but generally of high grade. noun
A body of foot soldiers and cavalry consisting of different numbers at different periods, -- from about four thousand to about six thousand men, -- the cavalry being about one tenth. noun
A military force; an army; military bands. noun
A great number; a multitude. noun
A group of orders inferior to a class. noun
An order instituted by the French government in 1802, when Bonaparte was First Consul, as a reward for merit, both civil and military. noun
Numerous; vast; very great in number; multitudinous. adjective
The major unit or division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 infantry soldiers and 100 to 200 cavalry troops. noun
A large military or semimilitary unit trained for combat; any military force; an army, regiment; an armed, organized and assembled militia. noun
A national organization or association of former servicemen, such as the American Legion, founded in 1919. noun
The major unit or division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 infantry soldiers and 100 to 200 cavalry troops.
A combined arms major military unit featuring cavalry, infantry, and artillery
A large military or semi-military unit trained for combat; any military force; an army, regiment; an armed, organized and assembled militia.
(often Legion or the Legion) A national organization or association of former servicemen, such as the American Legion.
A large number of people; a multitude.
(often plural) A great number.
A group of orders inferior to a class; in scientific classification, a term occasionally used to express an assemblage of objects intermediate between an order and a class.
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