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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