foreign legion

noun

a military unit consisting of foreign volunteers in the service of a state.

(initial capital letters) a specialized military unit of the French army, consisting of volunteers of all nationalities assigned to military operations and duties outside France.

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Origin:
1880–85, Americanism

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foreign legion

—n
	a body of foreign volunteers serving in an army, esp that of France

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