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troop
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[truːp], (Noun)
Definitions:
- soldiers or armed forces
(e.g: UN peacekeeping troops)
- a cavalry unit commanded by a captain
- a group of people or animals of a particular kind
(e.g: a troop of musicians)
Phrases:
- troop the colour
Origin
:
mid 16th century: from French troupe, back-formation from troupeau, diminutive of medieval Latin troppus ‘flock’, probably of Germanic origin
[truːp], (Verb)
Definitions:
- (of a group of people) come or go together or in large numbers
(e.g: the girls trooped in for dinner)
Phrases:
- troop the colour
Origin
:
mid 16th century: from French troupe, back-formation from troupeau, diminutive of medieval Latin troppus ‘flock’, probably of Germanic origin
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