: a part of the French Army that is made up of soldiers who are not French
Examples of the Foreign Legion in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebAfter an interview and a perfunctory medical exam, they are put on a waiting list for one of two main destinations for Latin American fighters — the Foreign Legion or the Carpathian Sich 49th Infantry Battalion.—Isayen Herrera, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2023 Her only memory of her husband’s Ukrainian service is a box with the flags of Ukraine and the Foreign Legion, which was delivered with his body.—Isayen Herrera, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2023 But a smaller group has joined the Foreign Legion on the side of Ukraine, according to legion members.—Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2023
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