how to pronounce brigade

/bɹəˈɡɛɪd/

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brigade is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of brigade in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… that the london fire brigade is having …”

meaning of brigade

Brigade is a military unit consisting of a headquarters and two or more battalions.

brigade frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word brigade occurs in english on average 4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.