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Etymology
From French infanterie, from older Italian, Spanish infanteria "foot soldiers, force composed of those too inexperienced or low in rank for cavalry," from infante "foot soldier," originally "a youth," from Latin infans '(child) who doesn't speak' from in- 'non-' + fari 'to speak'
Noun
en-noun|infantr|ies
- Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry.
- uncountable The part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers. (Compare artillery, armor.)
Derived terms
infantryman
Translations
Dutch: infanterie f
French: infanterie f
German: Infanterie
Hebrew: ��� ר���� m
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Italian: infanteria f
Norwegian: t-|no|infanteri|n
Spanish: infanteria f
Swedish: infanterist c (1), infanteri n (2)
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