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puppet army

puppet army noun: an army that an invading country forms by recruiting people from already-occupied areas of the country being invaded.

Noun

puppet army (plural puppet armies)

  1. An army that an invading country forms by recruiting people from already-occupied areas of the country being invaded.
  2. (specifically) Such an army in China during the Sino-Japanese War.

puppet army meaning in Vietnamese

puppet army in Vietnamese

army formed by the invader by recruiting the people from the occupation zone
ngụy quân

Forms of puppet army

pluralpuppet armies

Origin of puppet army

From puppet + army, a calque from Mandarin 傀儡軍／傀儡军 (kuǐlěijūn, “puppet army”).

Questions about puppet army

What does puppet army mean?
Puppet army means an army that an invading country forms by recruiting people from already-occupied areas of the country being invaded.
What is puppet army in Vietnamese?
Puppet army in Vietnamese is ngụy quân. See Puppet army meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is puppet army?
Puppet army is a noun.
What is the plural of puppet army?
The plural of puppet army is puppet armies.

Words near puppet army in the dictionary

  1. pupperinos
  2. puppers
  3. pupperware
  4. puppet
  5. puppet armies
  6. puppet army
  7. puppet government
  8. puppet governments
  9. puppet leader
  10. puppet leaders
  11. puppet master

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