légion
See also: legion, Legion, and legión
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin legiō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /le.ʒjɔ̃/
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Noun
légion f (plural légions)
- (Ancient Rome, military) legion
Meronyms
- cohorte
- manipule
- centurie
- décurie
Derived terms
- Légion d'honneur
- légionnaire
Descendants
- Persian: لژیون (ležion)
Further reading
- “légion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.