"Scouts" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Scouts
  1. A worldwide youth movement with the aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, so that they may play a constructive role in the society http://www.scout.org/. Translations (members of that movement collectively): partiolaiset [plural] (Finnish), scouts [masculine, plural] (French) Translations (worldwide youth movement): partioliike (Finnish), partio (Finnish), scoutisme [masculine] (French), scautismo [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-Scouts-en-name-lHFT~Nn3 Disambiguation of 'members of that movement collectively': 53 28 19 Disambiguation of 'worldwide youth movement': 88 7 6
  2. Any of the national Scouts organizations such as the Boy Scouts of America. Related terms (Boy Scouts of America): BSA
    Sense id: en-Scouts-en-name-NScUQUKu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 43 28 16 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 39 26 15 Disambiguation of 'Boy Scouts of America': 5 79 16
  3. The Selous Scouts, a special forces regiment of the former Rhodesian Army.
    Sense id: en-Scouts-en-name-tRPYKmeN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms (Scouts Association of Australia): Scouts Australia
Disambiguation of 'Scouts Association of Australia': 14 44 42

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} Scouts
  1. plural of Scout Tags: form-of, plural Form of: Scout Categories (topical): Scouting
    Sense id: en-Scouts-en-noun-fGClRqOS Disambiguation of Scouting: 14 20 18 48

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