English-Thai Dictionary
legion
ADJ เป็น จำนวนมาก จำนวนมาก มาย many numerous pen-jam-nuan-mak
legion
N กองทหาร army kong-ta-han
legion
N กองทหาร ของ โรมัน Roman army kong-ta-han-kong-ro-man
legionnaire
N ทหาร ใน กอง ta-han-nai-kong
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
LEGION
n.[L. legio, from lego, to collect. ] 1. In Roman antiquity, a body of infantry consisting of different numbers of men at different periods, from three to five thousand. Each legion was divided into ten cohorts, each cohort into ten companies, and each company into two centuries.
2. A military force; military bands.
3. A great number.
Where one sin has entered, legions will force their way through the same breach.
My name is legion, for we are many. Mark 5:9.
LEGIONARY
a. 1. Relating to a legion or to legions.
2. Consisting of a legion or of legions; as a legionary force.
3. Containing a great number; as a legionary body of errors.
LEGIONARY
n.One of a legion.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
LEGION
Le "gion, n. Etym: [OE. legioun, OF. legion, F. légion, fr. L. legio,fr. legere to gather, collect. See Legend. ]
1. (Rom. Antiq.)
Defn: A body of foot soldiers and cavalry consisting of different numbers at different periods, -- from about four thousand to about six thousand men, -- the cavalry being about one tenth.
2. A military force; an army; military bands.
3. A great number; a multitude. Where one sin has entered, legions will force their way through the same breach. Rogers.
4. (Taxonomy )
Defn: A group of orders inferior to a class. Legion of honor, an order instituted by the French government in 18 2, when Bonaparte was First Consul, as a reward for merit, both civil and military.
LEGIONARY
Le "gion *a *ry, a. Etym: [L.legionarius: cf. F. légionnaire.]
Defn: Belonging to a legion; consisting of a legion or legions, or of an indefinitely great number; as, legionary soldiers; a legionary force. "The legionary body of error. " Sir T. Browne.
LEGIONARY
Le "gion *a *ry, n.; pl. Legionaries (.
Defn: A member of a legion. Milton.
LEGIONED
LEGIONED Le "gioned, a.
Defn: Formed into a legion or legions; legionary. Shelley.
LEGIONRY
LEGIONRY Le "gion *ry, n.
Defn: A body of legions; legions, collectively. [R.] Pollok.
New American Oxford Dictionary
legion
le gion |ˈlējən ˈliʤən | ▶noun 1 a unit of 3,000 –6,000 men in the ancient Roman army. • (the Legion ) the Foreign Legion. • (the Legion ) any of the national associations of former servicemen and servicewomen instituted after World War I, such as the American Legion. 2 (a legion /legions of ) a vast host, multitude, or number of people or things: legions of photographers and TV cameras. ▶adjective great in number: her fans are legion. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin legion-, from legere ‘choose, levy. ’ The adjective dates from the late 17th cent. , in early use often in the phrase my, their, etc. , name is legion, i.e., ‘we, they, etc. , are many ’ (Mark 5:9 ).
legionary
le gion ar y |ˈlējəˌnerē ˈliʤəˌnɛri | ▶noun ( pl. legionaries ) a soldier in a Roman legion. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] of an ancient Roman legion: the legionary fortress of Isca. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin legionarius, from legio (n- ) (see legion ).
legioned
le gioned |ˈlējənd ˈliʤənd | ▶adjective literary arrayed in legions.
legionella
le gion el la |ˌlējəˈnelə ˌliʤəˈnɛlə | ▶noun ( pl. legionellae |ˌlējəˈnelē, -ˈnelˌī | ) the bacterium that causes legionnaires' disease, flourishing in air conditioning and central heating systems. [Legionella pneumophila, a motile, aerobic, rod-shaped (or filamentous ) Gram-negative bacterium. ] • informal legionnaires' disease. ORIGIN late 20th cent.: modern Latin, from legion + the diminutive suffix -ella .
legionnaire
le gion naire |ˌlējəˈner ˌliʤəˈnɛ (ə )r | ▶noun a member of a legion, in particular an ancient Roman legion or the French Foreign Legion. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from French légionnaire, from légion ‘legion, ’ from Latin legio (see legion ).
legionnaires' disease
le gion naires' dis ease ▶noun a form of bacterial pneumonia first identified after an outbreak at an American Legion meeting in 1976. It is spread chiefly by water droplets through air conditioning and similar systems. See also legionella.
Legion of Honor
Le gion of Hon or a French order of distinction founded in 1802. ORIGIN translation of French Légion d'honneur.
Legion of Merit
Le gion of Mer it ▶noun (abbr.: LM ) a US military decoration, ranking below the Silver Star and above the Distinguished Flying Cross, awarded for exceptional performance of services to the US.
Oxford Dictionary
legion
le ¦gion |ˈliːdʒ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 a division of 3,000 –6,000 men, including a complement of cavalry, in the ancient Roman army. • (the Legion ) the Foreign Legion. • (the Legion ) a national association of former servicemen and servicewomen instituted after the First World War, such as the Royal British Legion or the American Legion. 2 (a legion /legions of ) a vast number of people or things: legions of photographers and TV cameras. ▶adjective [ predic. ] great in number: her fans are legion. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin legio (n- ), from legere ‘choose, levy ’. The adjective dates from the late 17th cent. , in early use often in the phrase my, their, etc. name is legion, i.e. ‘we, they, etc. are many ’ (Mark 5:9 ).
legionary
le ¦gion |ary |ˈliːdʒ (ə )n (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. legionaries ) a soldier in a Roman legion. ▶adjective of an ancient Roman legion. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin legionarius, from legio (n- ) (see legion ).
legioned
le |gioned |ˈliːdʒ (ə )nd | ▶adjective literary arrayed in legions.
legionella
legionella |ˌliːdʒəˈnɛlə | ▶noun ( pl. legionellae |-liː | ) [ mass noun ] the bacterium which causes legionnaires' disease, flourishing in air conditioning and central heating systems. ●Legionella pneumophila, a motile aerobic rod-shaped (or filamentous ) Gram-negative bacterium. • informal legionnaires' disease. ORIGIN 1970s: modern Latin, from legion + the diminutive suffix -ella .
legionnaire
legionnaire |ˌliːdʒəˈnɛː | ▶noun a member of a legion, in particular an ancient Roman legion or the French Foreign Legion. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from French légionnaire, from légion ‘legion ’, from Latin legio (see legion ).
legionnaires' disease
le ¦gion |naires' dis |ease ▶noun [ mass noun ] a form of bacterial pneumonia first identified after an outbreak at an American Legion meeting in 1976. It is spread chiefly by water droplets through air conditioning and similar systems. See also legionella.
Legion of Honour
Legion of Honour a French order of distinction founded in 1802. ORIGIN translation of French Légion d'honneur.
Legion of Merit
Le gion of Mer it ▶noun (abbr.: LM ) a US military decoration, ranking below the Silver Star and above the Distinguished Flying Cross, awarded for exceptional performance of services to the US.
American Oxford Thesaurus
legion
legion noun 1 a military legion: brigade, regiment, battalion, company, troop, division, squadron, squad, platoon, phalanx, unit, force. 2 the legions of TV cameras: horde, throng, multitude, host, crowd, mass, mob, gang, swarm, flock, herd, score, army, pack. ▶adjective her fans are legion: numerous, countless, innumerable, incalculable, many, abundant, plentiful; literary myriad.
Oxford Thesaurus
legion
legion noun 1 a Roman legion: brigade, regiment, battalion, company, troop, division, squadron, squad, platoon, contingent, unit, force, corps, garrison, section, group, detachment, commando, battery, band, outfit, cohort. 2 there were legions of photographers and TV cameras: horde, host, throng, multitude, crowd, drove, mass, mob, rabble, gang, swarm, flock, herd, body, pack, score, mountain, army, sea, abundance, profusion. ▶adjective her fans, who are legion, will love it: numerous, countless, innumerable, incalculable, immeasurable, untold, endless, limitless, boundless, myriad, many, abundant, plentiful, thick on the ground; informal umpteen.
Duden Dictionary
Legion
Le gi on Substantiv, feminin , die |Legi o n |die Legion; Genitiv: der Legion, Plural: die Legionen lateinisch legio, eigentlich = ausgehobene Mannschaft, zu: legere, lesen 1 Heereseinheit in altrömischer Zeit 2 Truppe aus freiwilligen [fremdländischen ] Soldaten, Freiwilligen-, Söldnerheer er ist in der Legion (Jargon ; Fremdenlegion )3 große Anzahl, Menge die Legion der Touristen fährt nach Spanien | Legionen von Ameisen | gehoben emotional die Zahl der Emigranten war Legion war unüberschaubar groß
legionär
le gi o när Adjektiv |legion ä r |lateinisch-französisch die Legion betreffend, von ihr ausgehend
Legionar
Le gi o nar Substantiv, maskulin Geschichte , der |Legion a r |Soldat einer römischen Legion
Legionär
Le gi o när Substantiv, maskulin , der |Legion ä r |der Legionär; Genitiv: des Legionärs, Plural: die Legionäre französisch légionnaire, zu: légion < lateinisch legio, Legion 1 Soldat einer Legion 2 , der Fremdenlegion 2 Sportjargon [Fußball ]spieler, der für einen ausländischen Verein spielt
Legionärin
Le gi o nä rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Legion ä rin |die Legionärin; Genitiv: der Legionärin, Plural: die Legionärinnen weibliche Form zu Legionär
Legionärskrankheit
Le gi o närs krank heit Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Legion ä rskrankheit |Lehnübersetzung von englisch legionnaires' disease; nach dem ersten Auftreten 1976 bei einem Veteranentreffen der »American Legion « in den USA Infektionskrankheit mit starkem Fieber, Anzeichen einer Lungenentzündung oder schweren Grippe
Legionelle
Le gi o nel le Substantiv, feminin , die |Legion e lle |die Legionelle; Genitiv: der Legionelle, Plural: die Legionellen meist im Plural Erreger der Legionärskrankheit
Legionssoldat
Le gi ons sol dat Substantiv, maskulin , der |Legi o nssoldat |
French Dictionary
légion
légion n. f. nom féminin 1 antiquité Corps de soldats romains. 2 Multitude. : Le pays est envahi par des légions de touristes à la belle saison. Note Grammaticale Si le sujet du verbe est un collectif précédé du déterminant indéfini un, une et suivi d ’un complément au pluriel, le verbe se met au singulier lorsque l ’auteur veut insister sur le tout, l ’ensemble; au pluriel, s ’il veut insister sur la pluralité, la multiplicité. Une légion d ’adolescents a envahi, ont envahi la salle de cinéma. Si le sujet du verbe est un collectif précédé du déterminant défini (le, la ), d ’un déterminant possessif (mon, ma, ton, ta, son, sa ), d ’un déterminant démonstratif (ce, cette ) et s ’il est suivi d ’un complément au pluriel, le verbe se met généralement au singulier. La légion des réfugiés se pressait au poste de douane. LOCUTIONS Être légion. Être en très grand nombre. : Les pèlerins étaient légion pour recevoir la bénédiction papale. Ils étaient légion. Note Technique En ce sens, le nom est invariable. Légion d ’honneur. Décoration civile et militaire. Note Grammaticale Dans cette locution, le nom légion s ’écrit avec une majuscule. Ils ont été décorés de la Légion d ’honneur.
Spanish Dictionary
legión
legión nombre femenino 1 Cuerpo de élite de algunos ejércitos, formado por soldados profesionales, que actúa como fuerza de choque :alistarse a la Legión; la Legión española se creó en 1920 con el nombre de ‘Tercio de extranjeros ’ y cambió a su actual nombre en 1937; la Legión extranjera es un cuerpo militar francés de soldados voluntarios mayoritariamente extranjeros .Cuando hace referencia a una legión concreta, suele escribirse con mayúscula .2 Cuerpo principal del ejército de la antigua Roma, compuesto de infantería y caballería :Julio César conquistó las Galias al mando de las legiones; la legión al completo estaba formada por diez cohortes de 600 soldados .3 Grupo muy numeroso de personas o de otros seres, especialmente si están agrupadas para realizar una actividad :una legión de ángeles; el célebre actor llegó rodeado de una legión de guardaespaldas .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xiii ) del latín legio, legionis, derivado de legere ‘recoger ’, ‘escoger ’, de donde se desarrolla la idea de escoger para el ejército o reclutar. De la raíz indoeuropea de coger (V.).
legionario, -ria
legionario, -ria adjetivo 1 De la legión o que está relacionado con este cuerpo militar :valor legionario; general legionario .2 nombre masculino y femenino Soldado que servía o sirve en una legión militar :se trataba de una misión solo para especialistas, por lo cual solo se enviaron legionarios y paracaidistas .
legionela
legionela nombre femenino Enfermedad infecciosa, causada por una bacteria, que se caracteriza por fiebre, neumonía y congestión; en ocasiones, puede producir la muerte :la legionela se conoce también como ‘enfermedad del legionario ’.ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del latín científico Legionella pneumophila, especie bacteriana identificada en 1976 a consecuencia de una epidemia de neumonía que afectó a numerosos participantes en la convención de la Legión Americana en un hotel de Filadelfia .
legionelosis
legionelosis nombre femenino Enfermedad infecciosa, causada por una bacteria, que se caracteriza por fiebre, neumonía y congestión; en ocasiones, puede producir la muerte :la legionelosis se conoce también como «enfermedad del legionario ».SINÓNIMO legionela .
legionense
legionense adjetivo 1 Relativo a León, provincia y ciudad de España, o a sus habitantes :el códice sobre la catedral de León contiene copias de 25 donaciones de reyes a la Iglesia legionense .SINÓNIMO leonés .2 adjetivo /nombre común [persona ] Que es de León .SINÓNIMO leonés .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
legion
le gion /líːdʒ (ə )n /名詞 C 1 (軍隊の一部を成す )兵士の集団 (!しばしば前に国名を表す 形容詞 を伴う ) .2 ｟かたい書 ｠群衆 ; 〖通例a ～/～s of A 〗無数のA, Aの大群 (!Aは複数名詞 ) .3 〖the L- 〗退役軍人会 .形容詞 ｟かたく ｠〖be ～〗無数にある [いる ].A's n à me is L é gion .Aのような人は無数にいる (!A's は人称代名詞の所有格 ) 〘聖書より 〙.
legionnaire
le gion naire /lìːdʒənéə r /名詞 C 〖通例 L- 〗1 (特にフランスの )外人部隊の一員 .2 米国退役軍人会員 .～́ 's dis è ase 退役軍人病 〘肺炎の一種 〙.
The Wordsmith Dictionary