gendarmerie

== English == === Alternative forms === gendarmery === Etymology === Borrowed from French gendarmerie. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈʒɒn.dɑː.mə.ɹi/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈʒɑn.dɑɹ.mə.ɹi/ === Noun === gendarmerie (plural gendarmeries) A military body charged with police duties among the civilian population. ==== Related terms ==== gendarme ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === From gendarme +‎ -erie. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒɑ̃.daʁ.mə.ʁi/ === Noun === gendarmerie f (plural gendarmeries) the military branch of the French police service ==== Related terms ==== gendarme === Further reading === “gendarmerie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Noun === gendarmerie f pl plural of gendarmeria