how to pronounce gendarmerie

/ʒɑ̃.daʁ.mə.ʁi/

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gendarmerie is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of gendarmerie in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… thales favier de la gendarmerie à total …”

meanings of gendarmerie

noun:

The military branch of the French police service.

gendarmerie frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word gendarmerie occurs in french on average 8.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.