French Foreign Legion

noun

1. a unit of the French Army formerly serving esp in French North African colonies. It is largely recruited from foreigners, with French senior officers

Example Sentences

Some adventurous young Americans had enlisted in the Canadian or British armies or joined the French Foreign Legion.

From Literature

Troops with the French Foreign Legion and French navy based in the region will work with local authorities to ensure water supplies to local populations, the Defense Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.

From Seattle Times

Jan Topic, a businessman who says he served in the French Foreign Legion and who pledged to make the country's security problems his top priority, was just behind Noboa with 18.3%.

From Reuters

He says he served in the French Foreign Legion, most recently in Ukraine, and that technology and artificial intelligence could be used to combat crime.

From Reuters

Throughout “The Prose of the Trans-Siberian” are intimations of war, and a year after its publication the Swiss poet had signed up for the French Foreign Legion.

From New York Times