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gendarmerie

/ˌʒɒn.dɑː.məˈriː/

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noun

/ˌʒɒn.dɑː.məˈriː/C1formalbritish
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее военную силу с полицейскими функциями, особенно во Франции, или совокупность жандармов.

A noun referring to a military force with police duties, especially in France, or a group of gendarmes collectively.

  1. Military police forceB2formal

    A military force with police duties, especially in France and some other countries.

    ruЖандармерия

    • The gendarmerie was called to maintain order during the protest.
    • He served in the French gendarmerie for ten years.
    • The gendarmerie patrols rural areas where regular police are scarce.

    Synonymsconstabularymilitary police

Forms
  • gendarmerie's possessive singular form