单词 | Girls' Brigade |
释义 | Girls' Brigade/ˈɡəːlz brɪˌɡeɪd/(also Girls Brigade) noun Any of various organizations of girls or women, formed for the purpose of mutual support, spiritual instruction, or service to the community; (now chiefly) specifically a Christian organization of this type, first established in Dublin, Ireland in 1893.
OriginLate 19th century; earliest use found in The Manitoba Free Press. From the genitive plural of girl + brigade, after Boys' Brigade. |
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