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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRegular Troops
/ˈrɛɡ.jʊ.lər truːps/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A body of soldiers who are part of a regular army, as opposed to irregular forces or militia.
"The country deployed its regular troops to maintain order during the crisis." - 2
Military personnel that are trained and maintained on a permanent basis.
"Regular troops are often better equipped and trained than reserve forces."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'regular' originates from the Latin 'regularis', meaning 'according to rule', while 'troops' comes from the Old French 'troupe', meaning 'a group of soldiers'. The combination reflects organized military units established in the early modern period.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Regular Troops" is said worldwide
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troupes régulières
Transliteration: troop régulier
"Le pays a déployé ses troupes régulières pour maintenir l'ordre."
Regeltruppen
Transliteration: Reh-gel-troop-en
"Das Land setzte seine Regeltruppen ein, um die Ordnung aufrechtzuerhalten."
truppe regolari
Transliteration: troop-eh reh-go-lah-ree
"Il paese ha schierato le sue truppe regolari per mantenere l'ordine."
tropas regulares
Transliteration: troh-pahs reh-goo-lah-res
"El país desplegó sus tropas regulares para mantener el orden."
tropas regulares
Transliteration: troh-pahs reh-goo-lah-res
"O país enviou suas tropas regulares para manter a ordem."
नियमित सैनिक
Transliteration: niyamit sainik
"देश ने व्यवस्था बनाए रखने के लिए नियमित सैनिकों को तैनात किया।"
正规部队
Transliteration: zhèngguī bùduì
"国家部署了正规部队以维持秩序。"
정규군
Transliteration: jeonggyugun
"국가는 질서를 유지하기 위해 정규군을 배치했습니다."
正規軍
Transliteration: seikigun
"国は秩序を維持するために正規軍を展開しました。"
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