"lê dương" meaning in Vietnamese

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Noun

IPA: [le˧˧ zɨəŋ˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [lej˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧] [Huế], [lej˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Borrowed from French légion, with phono-semantic matching from dương (洋, “foreign”). Compare also the case of âm li (“amplifier”). Etymology templates: {{bor|vi|fr|légion}} French légion, {{l/vi/Latn|dương|gloss=foreign|tr=洋}} dương (洋, “foreign”), {{vi-l|dương|洋|foreign}} dương (洋, “foreign”) Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=lê dương|tr=}} lê dương, {{vi-noun|head=lê dương}} lê dương
  1. (military) a legion
    Sense id: en-lê_dương-vi-noun-SMNXIhBF Categories (other): Military, Vietnamese terms with redundant script codes, Military Disambiguation of Vietnamese terms with redundant script codes: 45 55 Disambiguation of Military: 84 16 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (specifically, historical) the French foreign legion Tags: historical, specifically
    Sense id: en-lê_dương-vi-noun-27-LdXW1 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Vietnamese terms with redundant script codes: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): France Disambiguation of France: 0 0
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