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the legionnaires are well respected for their fighting prowess
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The deadly legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem continues to spread, forcing residents to be hyper-vigilant and on the look-out for the flu-like symptoms associated with the illness.
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025
Another suggests the cache could be war spoils of Czechoslovak legionnaires.
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From Roman legionnaires to Napoleon’s troops, many armies have occupied Aragonese over the years.
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The second, that it was named after a maiden who showed some weary legionnaires the way to the mountain spring.
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025
Another suggests the cache could be war spoils of Czechoslovak legionnaires.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
From Roman legionnaires to Napoleon’s troops, many armies have occupied Aragonese over the years.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
The second, that it was named after a maiden who showed some weary legionnaires the way to the mountain spring.
—Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Legionnaire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legionnaire. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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legionnaire
noun
le·gion·naire
ˌlē-jə-ˈna(ə)r 
-ˈne(ə)r
: a member of a legion
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