British Legion

noun

1. (in Britain) a national social club for veterans of the armed forces.

British Legion

noun

1. See Royal British Legion
   a shortened form of Royal British Legion

Example Sentences

He next entered the Spanish service, commanding a British Legion, and there he carried all before him.

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He served with the British Legion in Spain, and became an actor and social missionary.

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The project of sending out to Garibaldi a British Legion came in the air.

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There being no legal power to enforce order was the cardinal weakness of the British Legion.

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James, the fourth son, served in Tarlton's British Legion, and was a brave officer.

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