"esprit de corps" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɛˌspɹiː də ˈkɔː/ [UK], /ɛˌspɹi də ˈkɔɹ/ [US] Audio: en-us-esprit de corps.ogg
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French esprit de corps, from esprit (“spirit”) + de (“of”) + corps (“body”). Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|fr|esprit de corps}} Unadapted borrowing from French esprit de corps Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} esprit de corps (uncountable)
  1. (idiomatic) A shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion to a cause among the members of a group, for example of a military unit. Wikipedia link: Esprit de corps (disambiguation) Tags: idiomatic, uncountable Synonyms (shared spirit): morale, team spirit Translations (shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion — see also team spirit): 團結精神 (Chinese Mandarin), 团结精神 (tuánjié jīngshén) (Chinese Mandarin), 集體精神 (Chinese Mandarin), 集体精神 (jítǐ jīngshén) (Chinese Mandarin), pocit sounáležitosti [masculine] (Czech), korpsånd [common-gender] (Danish), yhteishenki (Finnish), esprit de corps [masculine] (French), jiwa korsa (Indonesian), esprit de corps (Malay), kampånd [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), poczucie solidarności [neuter] (Polish), espírito de equipe [masculine] (Portuguese), кома́ндный дух (komándnyj dux) [masculine] (Russian), kåranda [common-gender] (Swedish)

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