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Dutch
Etymology
From marionet + -en- + leger, a calque from Mandarin 傀儡軍／傀儡军 (kuǐlěijūn, “puppet army”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maː.ri.oːˈnɛ.tə(n)ˌleː.ɣər/
- Hyphenation: ma‧ri‧o‧net‧ten‧le‧ger
Noun
marionettenleger n (plural marionettenlegers)
- a puppet army
Usage notes
Although it was originally used of the Japanese puppet army in China, in Dutch the term saw its primary use in communist discourse referring to the South Vietnamese army.