how to pronounce légionnaire

/le.ʒjɔ.nɛʁ/

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légionnaire is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… c'est un légionnaire qui s'appelle teddy …”

meanings of légionnaire

noun:

Legionary.

légionnaire frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word légionnaire occurs in french on average 0.8 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.