evzone
[ ev-zohn ]
noun
a member of an elite infantry corps in the Greek army.
Origin of evzone
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This was succeeded by a more ambitiously designed stamp (Fig. 333) showing an evzone or light infantryman in the act of firing.
The Postage Stamp in War | Fred. J. Melville
British Dictionary definitions for evzone
evzone
/ (ˈɛvzəʊn) /
noun
a soldier in an elite Greek infantry regiment
Origin of evzone
1C19: from Modern Greek, from Greek euzōnos literally: well-girt, from eu- + zōne girdle
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