legión

/leˈxjon/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
legiones

Meaning

  1. legion

    • Una legión romana llegó.

      A Roman legion arrived.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

horda

Close — both describe a large group or army, a horde and a legion.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

legião

legião is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "legion."

Practice

1 What does legión mean?

2 Fill the gap: Una ___ romana llegó.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches legión?

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