"evzone" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɛvzəʊn/ Forms: evzones [plural], evzonoi [plural], evzoni [plural]
Etymology: From Greek εύζωνος (évzonos), from Ancient Greek εὔζωνος (eúzōnos, “girt for battle”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + ζώνη (zṓnē, “girdle”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|el|-}} Greek, {{m|el|εύζωνος}} εύζωνος (évzonos), {{der|en|grc|εὔζωνος||girt for battle}} Ancient Greek εὔζωνος (eúzōnos, “girt for battle”), {{m|grc|εὖ||well}} εὖ (eû, “well”), {{m|grc|ζώνη||girdle}} ζώνη (zṓnē, “girdle”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|evzonoi|evzoni}} evzone (plural evzones or evzonoi or evzoni)
  1. A member of the Greek presidential guard. Categories (place): Greece
    Sense id: en-evzone-en-noun-pkpI~oXU Disambiguation of Greece: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
  2. An infantryman of a select corps of the Greek army. Categories (place): Greece
    Sense id: en-evzone-en-noun-jEWGt50c Disambiguation of Greece: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Greek soldier): εύζωνος (évzonos) [masculine] (Greek)
Disambiguation of 'Greek soldier': 55 45

Noun [French]

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-evzone.wav Forms: evzones [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} evzone m (plural evzones)
  1. evzone Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-evzone-fr-noun--PNOnQXx Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for evzone meaning in All languages combined (4.9kB)

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