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• Girt — This name, with variant spellings Gerth, and Gyrth, derives from Gerth, a short form of the Olde German personal name Gerhart, composed of the elements geri , a spear, plus hart , hard. The surname from this source is first recorded in the latter …   Surnames reference

• evzone — /ev zohn/, n. a member of an elite infantry corps in the Greek army. [1895 1900; < ModGk eúzonos, Gk: well girt (i.e., well equipped). See EU , ZONE] * * * …   Universalium

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• evzone — noun Etymology: Modern Greek euzōnos, from Greek, active, literally, well girt, from eu + zōnē girdle more at zone Date: 1897 a member of a select Greek infantry unit often serving as a palace guard …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Evzones — The Evzones, or Evzoni, ( el. Εύζωνες, Ευζώνοι) is the name of several historical elite light infantry and mountain units of the Greek Army. Today, it refers to the members of the Proedriki Froura (Presidential Guard), an elite ceremonial unit… …   Wikipedia

• evzone — ev•zone [[t]ˈɛv zoʊn[/t]] n. mil a member of an elite infantry corps in the Greek army • Etymology: 1895–1900; < ModGk eúzōnos, Gk: well girt. See eu , zone …   From formal English to slang

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