American English pronunciation
How to pronounce legions
IPA transcription: ['lidʒənz]
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Noun
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a vast multitude
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archaic terms for army
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association of ex-servicemen
“the American Legion”
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a large military unit
“the French Foreign Legion”
Usage examples
- Legions often shared the same base with other legions.
- However, by the time of Marcus Aurelius, twelve legions were stationed along the Danube.
- After several months, Caesar finally arrived to address the legions in person.
- This is where the legions of God's angels live in beautiful light.
- Added to these came the vexillationes of the border legions.
- Antonov also managed to disarm the Czechoslovak legions.
- In the Republic, legions had an ephemeral existence.
- The Legio Five was one of the original twenty-eight legions raised by Octavian.