Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

civil guard

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English

Syllables: civil -guard
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A policing and law enforcement agency of Spain.

noun

A police officer in the Civil Guard.

Etymology

Calque of Spanish guardia civil.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Inflected Forms

the Civil Guard (canonical) Civil Guards (plural)

Questions

What does civil guard mean?: A policing and law enforcement agency of Spain.
Where does civil guard come from?: Calque of Spanish guardia civil.

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