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Bataillon

battalion

noun ba-tal-YOHN Less Common

Origin: from French bataillon

Usage Note

Bataillon is a French military loanword, so the -ill- is pronounced like a soft 'y' and the stress falls on the last syllable. It denotes a unit of several companies.

Examples

"Das Bataillon marschiert nach Norden."

Natural Translation

The battalion marches northward.

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