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korps.

a military corps

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɔrps/
  1. a military corps type of unit characterized by equipment, employment, traditions etc.

    neuter
  2. a military corps name of a (high) echelon

    neuter
  3. an organized body of persons, notably hierarchical

    neuter
  4. the thickness of a letter type

    neuter
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle French corps, from Old French corps, from Latin corpus (“body”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷrép-o-, *kʷr̥p-eH₂- (“body”). The neuter gender is after Latin corpus.

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