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the legionnaires are well respected for their fighting prowess
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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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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
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 19 Jul. 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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