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Legion

/ˈliːdʒən/

The major unit or division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 infantry soldiers and 100 to 200 cavalry troops.

📖 Definitions of "Legion"

noun
  1. 1

    The major unit or division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 infantry soldiers and 100 to 200 cavalry troops.

  2. 2

    A combined arms major military unit featuring cavalry, infantry, and artillery

  3. 3

    A large military or semi-military unit trained for combat; any military force; an army, regiment; an armed, organized and assembled militia.

  4. 4

    (often Legion or the Legion) A national organization or association of former servicemen, such as the American Legion.

verb
  1. 1

    To form into legions.

adjective
  1. 1

    Numerous; vast; very great in number

    "Russia’s labor and capital resources are woefully inadequate to overcome the state’s needs and vulnerabilities, which are legion."

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