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 Definitions of brigade  [ɪˈgeɪd]  

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Definition of 'brigade' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) brigade
a military unit consisting of a headquarters and two or more regiments, squadrons, groups, or battalions.

2.  brigade
a large body of troops.

3.  brigade
a group of individuals organized for a particular purpose:
a rescue brigade.

4. (v.t.) brigade
to form into a brigade.

Etymology:  (1630–40; < F < It brigata company of soldiers)

Definition of 'brigade' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) brigade
army unit smaller than a division

2. (verb) brigade
form or unite into a brigade


Definition of 'brigade' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) brigade
a body of troops, whether cavalry, artillery, infantry, or mixed, consisting of two or more regiments, under the command of a brigadier general

2. (noun) brigade
any body of persons organized for acting or marching together under authority; as, a fire brigade

3. (verb) brigade
to form into a brigade, or into brigades


Definitions of 'brigade' The Nuttall Encyclopedia 

1.  brigade
a body of troops under a general officer, called brigadier, consisting of a number of regiments, squadrons, or battalions.


Definition of 'brigade' Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms 

1.  brigade
A unit usually smaller than a division to which are attached groups and/or battalions and smaller units tailored to meet anticipated requirements. Also called BDE.


Translation of 'brigade' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a body of troops.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: brigade, afdeling Arabic flag Arabic: لِواء Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: бригада
Brazilian flag Brazilian: brigada Czech flag Czech: brigáda German flag German: die Brigade
Danish flag Danish: brigade Greek flag Greek: ταξιαρχία Spanish flag Spanish: brigada
Estonian flag Estonian: brigaad Farsi flag Farsi: تیپ Finnish flag Finnish: prikaati
French flag French: brigade Hebrew flag Hebrew: חֲטִיבָה Hindi flag Hindi: सेना दल
Croatian flag Croatian: brigada Hungarian flag Hungarian: dandár Indonesian flag Indonesian: brigade
Icelandic flag Icelandic: sveit, flokkur, lið Italian flag Italian: brigata Japanese flag Japanese: 旅団
Korean flag Korean: [군사] 여단 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: brigada Latvian flag Latvian: brigāde
Malay flag Malay: pasukan Dutch flag Dutch: brigade Norwegian flag Norwegian: brigade
Polish flag Polish: brygada Persian flag Persian: تیپ Pashto flag Pashto: لښ، غونډ
Portuguese flag Portuguese: brigada Romanian flag Romanian: bri­gadă Russian flag Russian: бригада
Slovak flag Slovak: brigáda Slovenian flag Slovenian: brigada Serbian flag Serbian: brigada
Swedish flag Swedish: brigad Thai flag Thai: กองพลน้อย Turkish flag Turkish: tugay
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese:  Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: бригада Urdu flag Urdu: فوجیوں کا بڑا دستہ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: lữ đoàn Chinese flag Chinese: 

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