legioen

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch legioen, from Middle Dutch legioen, from Old French legion, from Latin legiō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /leː.xiˈun/
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Noun

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legioen (plural legioene)

  1. legion

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch legioen, from Old French legion, from Latin legiō. Doublet of legio.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /leː.ɣiˈun/
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  • Hyphenation: le‧gi‧oen
  • Rhymes: -un

Noun

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legioen n (plural legioenen, diminutive legioentje n)

  1. (often historical) legion (major division of an army), especially a Roman legion
  2. large group (of people or animals); a legion

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: legioen
  • Indonesian: legiun
  • Negerhollands: legionen
  • West Frisian: legioen

Anagrams

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French legion, from Latin legiō.

Noun

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legioen n or f

  1. legion

West Frisian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch legioen, from Middle Dutch legioen, from Old French legion, from Latin legiō.

Noun

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legioen n (plural legioenen)

  1. legion

Further reading

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  • legioen”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011