legion

le·gion  (ljn)

n.

1. The major unit of the Roman army consisting of 3,000 to 6,000 infantry troops and 100 to 200 cavalry troops.

2. A large military unit trained for combat; an army.

3. A large number; a multitude. See Synonyms at multitude.

4. often Legion A national organization of former members of the armed forces.

adj.

Constituting a large number; multitudinous: Her admirers were legion. His mistakes were legion.

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[Middle English legioun, from Old French legion, from Latin legi, legin-, from legere, to gather; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]

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legion

Noun

1. any large military force: the French Foreign Legion

2. (often pl) any very large number

3. an infantry unit in the ancient Roman army of three to six thousand men

4. an association of veterans [Latin legio]

legionary adjn

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Legion a multitude; a great number; a unit of Roman troops; a host of armed men.

Examples: legion of angels, 1380; of appetites and passions, 1751; of devils; of horrid hell, 1605; of knights, 1400; of reproaches, 1634; of Rome, 1387; of troops; of whelps, 1824.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	legion - archaic terms for army host Roman Legion - a division of from 3000 to 6000 men (including cavalry) in the Roman army Sabaoth - (plural) hosts or armies; used in the book of Romans in the New Testament; "Lord of Sabaoth" army, ground forces, regular army - a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
	2.	legion - association of ex-servicemen; "the American Legion" association - a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association"
	3.	legion - a large military unit; "the French Foreign Legion" military force, military group, military unit, force - a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men" foreign legion - a military unit composed of foreign volunteers who serve the state legionary, legionnaire - a soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion)
	4.	legion - a vast multitude horde, host concourse, throng, multitude - a large gathering of people
Adj.	1.	legion - amounting to a large indefinite number; "numerous times"; "the family was numerous"; "Palomar's fans are legion" numerous many - a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number; "many temptations"; "the temptations are many"; "a good many"; "a great many"; "many directions"; "take as many apples as you like"; "too many clouds to see"; "never saw so many people"

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legion

noun 1. army, company, force, division, troop, brigade

noun 2. multitude, host, mass, drove, number, horde, myriad, throng

adjective 3. very many, numerous, countless, myriad, numberless, multitudinous

Translations

legion [ˈliːdʒən] n → legión f

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legion [ˈliːdʒən] n → légion f

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legion [ˈliːdʒən] n → Legion f

adj → zahlreich

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legion [ˈliːdʒən] n → legione f