garnison

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See also: Garnison

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle English garnisoun, from Middle French garnison, from Old French garnison, from garnir, guarnir (to protect, provision).

Noun

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garnison (plural garnisons)

  1. (Early Modern, rare) garrison (military post or the troops stationed at it)

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French garnison, from Old French garnison, from garnir (to protect) + -ison.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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garnison f (plural garnisons)

  1. garrison (fortified town or city)
  2. garrison (body of troops)

Descendants

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  • German: Garnison
  • Russian: гарнизо́н m (garnizón)
  • Turkish: garnizon

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Middle English

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Noun

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garnison

  1. Alternative form of garnisoun

Middle French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French garnison, from garnir (to protect) + -ison.

Noun

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garnison f (plural garnisons)

  1. garrison (fortified town or city)
  2. garrison (body of troops)

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

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From French garnison.

Noun

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garnison m (definite singular garnisonen, indefinite plural garnisoner, definite plural garnisonene)

  1. (military) a garrison
    • 2012, "Ørnens erobring" by Simon Scarrow, Front Forlag →ISBN. [1]
      Han hadde ikke gitt noen advarsel om at han kom på inspeksjon, men ville se hver av garnisonene slik den vanligvis fungerte uten at de hadde gjort noen spesielle forberedelser fordi en høyere offiser skulle komme.
      He had not given any warning that he was coming on inspection, but wanted to see each of the garrisons as they usually functioned, without them having made any special preparations because a higher officer was coming.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

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From French garnison.

Noun

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garnison m (definite singular garnisonen, indefinite plural garnisonar, definite plural garnisonane)

  1. (military) a garrison

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