gendarmerie

See also: Gendarmerie

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French gendarmerie.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈʒɒn.dɑː.mə.ɹi/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈʒɑn.dɑɹ.mə.ɹi/

Noun

gendarmerie (plural gendarmeries)

  1. A military body charged with police duties among the civilian population.

Translations

military body charged with police duties

French

Etymology

From gendarme

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒɑ̃.daʁ.mə.ʁi/

Noun

gendarmerie f (plural gendarmeries)

  1. The military branch of the French police service.

Further reading

Italian

Noun

gendarmerie f pl

  1. plural of gendarmeria
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