🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

部隊

Pronunciation / Transliteration: butai

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Troops/truːps/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"部隊がその地域に配備されました。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A group of soldiers or military personnel.

    "The troops were deployed to the region to maintain peace."
  2. 2

    A collective term for a group of people or animals.

    "A troop of monkeys was seen playing in the trees."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'troops' originates from the Old French 'troupe', which means a group or company, derived from the Latin 'troppus', meaning a crowd or throng. Over time, it evolved to specifically refer to soldiers or military units in English.

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