Meanings
blue beret1
nounblue beret (plural blue berets)
plural blue berets · alternative Blue Beret
- governmentA United Nations peacekeeper.
The blue berets were the United Nations soldiers. When the fighting had at last been quelled, the government of Cyprus had asked the United Nations to send troops to keep the peace.
1969, Boys' Life, volume 59, →ISSNSynonyms: blue helmet
Blue Beret2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA United Nations peacekeeper.
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Origin
From the colour of the berets worn by UN peacekeepers.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan casc blau
- casc blauUN peacekeeper
Dutch blauwhelm
- blauwhelmUN peacekeeper
French casque bleu
- casque bleuUN peacekeeper
German Blauhelm
- BlauhelmUN peacekeeper
Italian casco blu
- casco bluUN peacekeeper
Portuguese capacete-azul
- capacete-azulUN peacekeeper
Vietnamese mũ nồi xanh
- mũ nồi xanhUN peacekeeper
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