Found 3 items, similar to legion.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: legion legiun
English → English (WordNet) Definition: legion legion n 1: archaic terms for army [syn: host] 2: association of ex-servicemen; “the American Legion” 3: a large military unit; “the French Foreign Legion” 4: a vast multitude [syn: horde, host]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Legion Legion \Le"gion\ (l[=e]"j[u^]n), n. [OE. legioun, OF. legion, F. l['e]gion, fr. L. legio, fr. legere to gather, collect. See Legend.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A body of foot soldiers and cavalry consisting of different numbers at different periods, -- from about four thousand to about six thousand men, -- the cavalry being about one tenth. [1913 Webster] 2. A military force; an army; military bands. [1913 Webster] 3. A great number; a multitude. [1913 Webster] Where one sin has entered, legions will force their way through the same breach. --Rogers. [1913 Webster] 4. (Taxonomy) A group of orders inferior to a class. [1913 Webster] Legion of honor, an order instituted by the French government in 1802, when Bonaparte was First Consul, as a reward for merit, both civil and military. [1913 Webster]