how to pronounce battalion

/bəˈtæl.i.ən/

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battalion is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of battalion in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… the Allied 23rd tank battalion had …”

meanings of battalion

noun:

A great number of things.
An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment.
Any large body of troops.
An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters; forming part of a brigade.

verb:

To form into battalions.

battalion frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word battalion occurs in english on average 4.9 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.