Evzone
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɛvzəʊn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Evzone is a noun meaning A member of the Greek presidential guard.
Meaning
A member of the Greek presidential guard.
More Meanings
- An infantryman of a select corps of the Greek army.
Example Sentences
The best-paid Greek soldiers are the Evzonoi, their pay amounting to 12 lepta a day extra (that is to say, to 27 lepta net).
The soldiers seen at various stations belong to the corps of the Greek army that proved itself most effective in the recent war, the Evzonoi.
The Evzones not only halted the invasion, but drove the Italians out of Greece and, by the onset of winter, occupied the southern quarter of Albania.
All this time little bands of rounded-up Evzones and men of the other regiment of the garrison were being brought in, together with news of the French losses.
Word Forms
- evzones
- evzonoi
- evzoni
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include exon, veepee, guardsman, extron, guardsperson, viziership.
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