legioen

Definitions of legioen
  1. noun
    a large number of things or people considered together
    synonyms: drom, heer, heir, horde, leger, legerschaar, massa, menigte, mensenmassa, mensenmenigte, mensenzee, meute, myriade, schaar, schare, sleep, stoet, volk
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    confituur, jam
    a dense crowd of people
    zwerm
    a moving crowd
    troep
    an orderly crowd
    type of:
    bijeenkomst, bijeenzijn, samenkomst, samenzijn
    a group of persons together in one place
  2. noun
    a vast multitude
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    oploop, stationshal, volksoploop
    a large gathering of people
  3. noun
    archaic terms for army
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    type of:
    armee, armée, beroepsleger, heer, heerschaar, heir, krijgsmacht, landleger, landmacht, landstrijdkrachten, leger, legermacht, legerschaar, manschappen, regeringstroepen, strijdkrachten, strijdmacht, troep, troepen, troepenmacht, weermacht
    a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
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