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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestropas
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tro-pas
"Las tropas fueron desplegadas en la región."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A group of soldiers or military personnel.
"The troops were deployed to the region to maintain peace." - 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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10 Global Lexicons: How "Troops" is said worldwide
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troupes
Transliteration: troop
"Les troupes ont été déployées pour la mission."
Truppen
Transliteration: Troo-pen
"Die Truppen wurden in das Gebiet geschickt."
truppe
Transliteration: troo-peh
"Le truppe sono state inviate per la missione."
tropas
Transliteration: tro-pas
"Las tropas fueron desplegadas en la región."
tropas
Transliteration: tro-pas
"As tropas foram enviadas para a missão."
सेना
Transliteration: sena
"सेना को क्षेत्र में तैनात किया गया।"
部队
Transliteration: bùduì
"部队被派往该地区。"
부대
Transliteration: budae
"부대가 그 지역에 배치되었습니다."
部隊
Transliteration: butai
"部隊がその地域に配備されました。"
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