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单词 swiss guard
释义

Swiss Guard


noun

a member of a corps of bodyguards protecting the pope, with membership restricted to natives of Switzerland.

Origin of Swiss Guard

First recorded in 1690–1700

Words nearby Swiss Guard

Swiss ball, Swiss chard, Swiss cheese, Swiss cheese plant, Swisser, Swiss Guard, Swiss lapis, Swiss muslin, Swiss Re Tower, swiss roll, Swiss steak
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British Dictionary definitions for Swiss Guard

Swiss Guard

noun

the bodyguard of the pope, recruited from Swiss nationals
a member of this bodyguard
one of a group of Swiss mercenaries who acted as bodyguards to the French kings: destroyed in the Revolution
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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