infantry

Definitions


[ˈɪnf(ə)ntri], (Noun)

Definitions:
- soldiers marching or fighting on foot; foot soldiers collectively
(e.g: the infantry advanced at sunrise)


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Origin:
late 16th century: from French infanterie, from Italian infanteria, from infante ‘youth, infantryman’, from Latin infant- (see infant)




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