the Foreign Legion

noun

: a part of the French Army that is made up of soldiers who are not French

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Charlotte tracked down that eccentric French fan, and son of a veteran from the Foreign Legion, Clement Tomaszewski, who has been bringing a cockerel named Balthazar Recommandato (there have been 35 Balthazars) into stadiums for four decades. The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024 After 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

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“The Foreign Legion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Foreign%20Legion. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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