| 单词 | arab legion |
| 释义 | > as lemmasArab Legion Arab Legion n. [compare Arabic al-Jayš al-ʿArabī] now historical a police and military force set up, staffed, and financed by the United Kingdom to keep the peace in the former Emirate of Transjordan (now Jordan).The Arab Legion was formed in 1923 through the amalgamation of existing police units and a military force set up by the British in 1920; it was nationalized and incorporated into the Jordanian Armed Forces in 1956. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [noun] > police forces in specific countries or regions holy brotherhooda1739 hermandad1772 religious police1775 state police1779 gendarmerie1792 police1798 Scotland Yard1830 guardia civil1846 RCMP1920 RUC1922 Arab Legion1923 Garda Síochána1923 Schupo1923 Mets1944 Vopo1954 maréchaussée1955 U.S.C.1963 Garda1970 1923 F. G. Peake Let. 27 Apr. in Philby Papers (Middle East Centre, Oxford) Box XVII file 7 (heading) Head Quarters. Arab Legion. Amman. 1952 Ann. Reg. 1951 52 A British ship..carrying supplies for the Arab Legion in Jordan, was stopped by an Egyptian corvette. 1999 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 4 Nov. 46/2 His British-officered and British-financed Arab Legion was the best trained and most effective fighting force in the Arab Middle East. < as lemmas |
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