legioen
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Etymology edit
From Dutch legioen, from Middle Dutch legioen, from Old French legion, from Latin legiō.
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legioen (plural legioene)
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Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch legioen, from Old French legion, from Latin legiō. Doublet of legio.
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legioen n (plural legioenen, diminutive legioentje n)
- (often historical) legion (major division of an army), especially a Roman legion
- large group (of people or animals); a legion
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Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French legion, from Latin legiō.
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legioen n or f
West Frisian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Dutch legioen, from Middle Dutch legioen, from Old French legion, from Latin legiō.
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legioen n (plural legioenen)
Further reading edit
- “legioen”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011