légion

See also: legion, Legion, and legión

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin legiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /le.ʒjɔ̃/

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Noun

légion f (plural légions)

1. (Ancient Rome, military) legion

Meronyms

• cohorte
• manipule
• centurie
• décurie

Derived terms

• Légion d'honneur
• légionnaire

Descendants

• Persian: لژیون (ležiyon)

Further reading

• “légion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.