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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Marine, devil dog, leatherneck, shipboard soldiernoun

    a member of the United States Marine Corps

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  1. devil dognoun

    A US marine.

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  1. Devil Dog

    Devil Dog is a nickname for a United States Marine coined during World War I.

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  1. devil dog

    "Devil Dog" is a nickname for a U.S. Marine. It is said to have originated during World War I, when German soldiers reportedly referred to the US Marines as "Teufel Hunden" or "Devil Dogs" due to their fierce fighting and tenacity during the Battle of Belleau Wood in France in 1918. The term has since been embraced by the marines as a symbol of their toughness and bravery.

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  1. Devil Dog

    Devil Dog is a motivational nickname for a U.S. Marine. It is said to be based on the apocryphal use of "Teufelshunde" by German soldiers to describe Marines fighting in World War I.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of devil dog in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of devil dog in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6


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