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legionario

legionary

noun leh-hyoh-NAH-ryoh Rare

Origin: From Latin legionarius (soldier of a legion).

Also means

legionnaire

Usage Note

Legionario refers to a Roman legionnaire or a member of a foreign legion (notably the Legión Española). The feminine legionaria is grammatically available but historically rare given military contexts. In modern Spain los legionarios also refers to members of the Tercio de Extranjeros (Spanish Foreign Legion).

Examples

"El legionario romano marchó veinte kilómetros al día."

Natural Translation

The Roman legionary marched twenty kilometers a day.

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