Corps is a noun with two main meanings. It can refer to a large militaryrelating to soldiers, armies, and warfare unit, or to a group of people organizedarranged in a structured way for coordinated action for a shared purpose, as in diplomaticrelating to official relations between countries and their governments corps.
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Pronunciation
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Accent: General American English
IPA: /koʊr/
Easy pronunciation: KOR (approximate spelling).
Stress: Single-syllable word, stressed on the only syllable.
Military sense of the noun, pronounced like core.
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Corps Meaning
a large military unit
Part of speech: noun
Definition: an army unit made up of two or more divisions and their support troops
Example: The corps moved into position before dawn.
Synonyms for this meaning:
- army corps — A direct term for this military unit.
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Other Meanings of Corps
Meaning 2
a group of people with a shared role or purpose
Part of speech: noun
Definition: a body of people associated together
Example: She works with the diplomatic corps.
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Corps Synonyms
Similar Meaning
- army corps
a body of people associated together
- diplomatic corps
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Common Mistakes
- Do not confuse corps with core, which means the central part of something.
- Corps is usually pronounced like 'core'.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does corps mean?
Corps can mean a large army unit, or a group of people organized together for a shared purpose.
What is the synonym of corps?
For the military meaning, army corps is the closest synonym given in the source data. For the group meaning, diplomatic corps is an example, not a general synonym.
How do you use corps in a sentence?
You can say, 'The corps advanced at first light' for the military sense, or 'She joined the diplomatic corps' for the group-of-people sense.
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