blue beret

English

UN Peacekeepers wearing their iconic blue berets

Alternative forms

Blue Beret

Etymology

From the colour of the berets worn by UN peacekeepers.

Noun

blue beret (plural blue berets)

(military) A United Nations peacekeeper.
- 1969, Boys' Life‎, volume 59, →ISSN:
  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.

Synonyms

blue helmet

Coordinate terms

Green Beret

Translations

UN peacekeeper

Catalan: casc blau m
Dutch: blauwhelm (nl) m
French: casque bleu (fr) m
German: Blauhelm (de) m
Italian: casco blu m

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