Corps

See also: corps

German

Alternative forms

• Korps (rare for the student sense)

Etymology

Borrowed from French corps.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koːr/, [koːɐ̯], [kɔɐ̯], [kɔː] (basic form)

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  • Homophones: Chor, kor, Korps
  • Rhymes: -oːɐ̯
• IPA^(key): /koːrs/, [koːɐ̯s], [kɔɐ̯s], [kɔːs] (plural and genitive singular)
  • Homophones: Chors, Korps

Noun

Corps n (genitive Corps, plural Corps)

1. a corps, a kind of traditional student's corporation in German-speaking Europe
2. Archaic spelling of Korps (“military unit”).