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Definition of regiment noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

regiment

noun

NAmE//ˈrɛdʒəmənt//

1a large group of soldiers that is commanded by a colonel an armored/a cavalry/an infantry/a tank regiment the Parachute Regiment

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2(formal) a large number of people or things

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