battalion en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /bəˈtæl.jən/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /bəˈtæl.i.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle French battaillon (modern French bataillon).
Meanings
- An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment.
- (US) an army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters; forming part of a brigade.
- Any large body of troops.
- (broadly) A great number of things.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| battalions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
construction battalion · pals battalion · battalion tactical group
Descendants
Synonyms
load (great number of things) · pile (great number of things) · heap (great number of things) · swathe (great number of things) · horde (great number of things) · mass (great number of things)
Translations (85)
nl bataljon (army unit) · hi बटालियन (army unit) · hu zászlóalj (army unit) · mi ope taua (any large body of troops) · pt batalhão (army unit) · ga cathlán (army unit) · ky батальон (army unit) · ru дивизио́н (army unit) · mi ope taua (army unit) · be дывізыён (army unit) · el λεφούσι (any large body of troops) · vi tiểu đoàn (army unit) · scn battagghiuni (army unit) · ka ბატალიონი (army unit) · de Sanitätsbataillon (army unit) · pl batalion (army unit) · pt batalhão (any large body of troops) · it battaglione (army unit) · el στίφος (any large body of troops) · cmn 營 /营 (army unit) · da bataljon (army unit) · uz batalon (army unit) · es batallón (any large body of troops) · hy գումարտակ (army unit) · cs prapor (army unit) · fi pataljoona (any large body of troops) · io batalieraro (army unit) · it compagnia (army unit) · tg батальон (army unit) · ca batalló (army unit) · de Bataillon (army unit) · et pataljon (army unit) · mi pātariana (army unit) · sk prápor (army unit) · id batalyon (army unit) · af bataljon (any large body of troops) · pl baon (army unit) · te పటాలము (army unit) · tr tabur (army unit) · fi pataljoona (army unit) · ru батальо́н (army unit) · be дывізіён (army unit) · th กองพัน (army unit) · ja 大隊 (army unit) · ms batalion (army unit) · scn cafoḍḍu (great number of things) · sq batalion (any large body of troops) · he גְּדוּד (army unit) · uk батальйо́н (army unit) · myv коцталкс (army unit) · az tabor (army unit) · el στίφος (great number of things) · nb bataljon (army unit) · es batallón (army unit) · de Bataillon (any large body of troops) · ro batalion (army unit) · bg батальо́н (army unit) · cmn 大隊 /大队 (army unit) · lt bataljonas (army unit) · ar كَتِيبَة (army unit) · fr bataillon (army unit) · fa گردان (army unit) · sv bataljon (army unit) · my တပ်ရင်း (army unit) · nrf bataillon (army unit) · el λεφούσι (great number of things) · uk дивізіо́н (army unit) · sw batalioni (army unit) · sl bataljon (army unit) · ko 대대 (army unit) · crh batalyon (army unit) · id batalion (army unit) · mk баталјо́н (army unit) · af bataljon (army unit) · sh bataljon (army unit) · tg гурдон (army unit) · sq batalion (army unit) · lv bataljons (army unit) · fa باطالیون (army unit) · nrf bataillon (any large body of troops) · kk батальон (army unit) · fr bataillon (any large body of troops) · be батальён (army unit) · el τάγμα (army unit) · sh батаљон (army unit)