puppet army
puppet army · puppet armies
марионеточная армия
An army that an invading country forms by recruiting people from already-occupied…An army that an invading country forms by recruiting people from already-occupied areas of the country being invaded.
Meaning
2 sensesAn army that an invading country forms by recruiting people from already-occupied areas of the country being invaded.
марионе́точная а́рмияmarionétočnaja ármija
(specifically)Such an army in China during the Sino-Japanese War.
Translations
1 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
army formed by the invader by recruiting the people from the occupation zone:
Origin
From puppet + army, a calque from Mandarin 傀儡軍／傀儡军 (kuǐlěijūn, “puppet army”).From puppet + army, a calque from Mandarin 傀儡軍／傀儡军 (kuǐlěijūn, “puppet army”).
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Forms
plural: puppet armies| Singular | puppet army |
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