"evzone" meaning in English

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Noun

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, {{der|en|grc|εὔζωνος||girt for battle}} Ancient Greek εὔζωνος (eúzōnos, “girt for battle”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|evzonoi|evzoni}} evzone (plural evzones or evzonoi or evzoni)
  1. A member of the Greek presidential guard.
    Sense id: en-evzone-en-noun-pkpI~oXU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 59 41
  2. An infantryman of a select corps of the Greek army.
    Sense id: en-evzone-en-noun-jEWGt50c 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
Categories (place): Greece Translations (Greek soldier): εύζωνος (évzonos) [masculine] (Greek)
Disambiguation of Greece: 0 0 Disambiguation of 'Greek soldier': 55 45

Inflected forms

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