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GENDARMERIE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
French police force; a group of gendarmes or gendarmes collectively
Synonyms:
gendarmerie; gendarmery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("gendarmerie" is a kind of...):
constabulary; law; police; police force (the force of policemen and officers)
Meronyms (members of "gendarmerie"):
gendarme (a French policeman)