legioen

Inherited from Dutch legioen, inherited from Middle Dutch legioen, derived from Old French legion, derived from Latin legiō.

• IPA^(key): /leː.xiˈun/

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• Rhymes: -un
• Hyphenation: le‧gi‧oen

legioen (plural legioene)

1. (military, Ancient Rome) legion (the major unit or division of the Roman army)

Inherited from Middle Dutch legioen, derived from Old French legion, derived from Latin legiō. Doublet of legio.

• IPA^(key): /leː.ɣiˈun/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -un
• Hyphenation: le‧gi‧oen

legioen n (plural legioenen, diminutive legioentje n)

1. (often historical) legion (major division of an army)
   1. (strictly, Ancient Rome) a Roman legion
2. (loosely) large group of people or animals

• legioensoldaat
• Vreemdelingenlegioen

• legionair

• Afrikaans: legioen
• → Indonesian: legiun
• Negerhollands: legionen
• → West Frisian: legioen

• gloeien

Borrowed from Old French legion, derived from Latin legiō.

legioen n or f

1. (military, Ancient Rome) legion (the major unit or division of the Roman army)

• “legioen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “legioen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Borrowed from Dutch legioen, derived from Middle Dutch legioen, derived from Old French legion, derived from Latin legiō.

legioen n (plural legioenen)

1. (military, Ancient Rome) legion (the major unit or division of the Roman army)

• “legioen”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011