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legião — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • legion noun A large division of the ancient Roman army, typically a few thousand infantry plus cavalry support.

Senses

legião is used for these senses in English:

  • legion (military, Ancient Rome) The major unit or division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 infantry soldiers and 100 to 200 cavalry troops.

legion — full definition

  1. noun A large division of the ancient Roman army, typically a few thousand infantry plus cavalry support.
  2. noun A large group, especially of soldiers or people, seen as too many to easily count.
  3. adj Very great in number; numerous.
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