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gendarmerie

noun gen·dar·mer·ie \zhän-ˈdär-mə-rē, jän-\
plural gen·dar·mer·ies

Definition of GENDARMERIE

:  a body of gendarmes

Variants of GENDARMERIE

gen·dar·mer·ie or gen·dar·mery \zhän-ˈdär-mə-rē, jän-\
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Origin of GENDARMERIE

French gendarmerie, from gendarme
First Known Use: 1795

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