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for·eign le·gion
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Princeton's WordNet
foreign legionnoun
a military unit composed of foreign volunteers who serve the state
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foreign legion
A foreign legion is a military unit or organization composed of, or specifically established for, foreign volunteers who are willing to serve in the armed forces of a country that is not their own. These volunteers often receive citizenship or other benefits in return for their service. The most famous example of this is the French Foreign Legion.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
foreign legion
Foreigners have frequently been employed as auxiliaries in the pay of the British government. An act (18 & 19 Vict. c. 2) for the formation of a Foreign Legion as a contingent in the Russian war (1855) was passed December 23, 1854. On the peace, in 1856, many of the Foreign Legion were sent to the Cape of Good Hope.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of foreign legion in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of foreign legion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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- Quân đội nước ngoàiVietnamese
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