Brigade

German (Berlin)

noun
Definitions
  • (military) brigadebrigade, military unit
  • (DDR) the smallest work-group in an industrial plant

Etymology

Borrowed from French brigade borrowed from Italian brigata (brigade, troop) borrowed from Russian брига́да.

Origin

Russian

брига́да

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