foreign troops
collocation in Englishmeaningsofforeignandtroop
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foreign
adjective
uk/ˈfɒr.ən/us/ˈfɔːr.ən/
belonging or connected to a country that is not ...
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troop
noun
uk/truːp/us/truːp/
soldiers on duty in a ...
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(Definition offoreignandtroopfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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He was originally an invading soldier, but defected from hisforeigntroop.
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But interventions out of humanitarian concerns overlook the cause of the problem and the long-term impact that any withdrawal of foreign troops might have.
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Foreign troops acted in a symbolically empty space.
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Their association with foreign troops increased their ideological ' distance ' from the local communities through which they passed.
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Yet another source of complaints concerning the common good was the presence of foreign troops in the county.
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A riot erupted as market women pelted the foreign troops with their goods and tried to shame them by removing their clothes.
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At the end of the war no foreign troops were stationed on its soil.
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Many of the relics in the park were damaged by foreign troops during two major attacks.
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The first two emphasize language, cultural, and training skills in working with foreign troops.
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The forces consisted of approximately 45,000 foreign troops.
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After similarly dividing into three columns, the foreign troops soon became disorientated and exhausted.
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The war ended in 2003 with the removal of foreign troops and the country's first election.
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The loss of the outer regions meant that foreign troops were gone too.
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In addition, the devastating incursions of foreign troops was another cause of dissatisfaction among the citizenship.
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The inclusion of foreign troops in the parade was not without controversy.
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It suggested possible means of passive resistance to foreign troops in case of an invasion.
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Counterinsurgency campaigns are never won by foreign troops alone.
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In the first three-month period, it was reported that some 50,183 foreign troops had withdrawn.
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A total of 43,000 foreign troops would ultimately be brought in.
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While the foreign troops themselves provided some local market, more often than not cellars were raided rather than actually purchased.
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