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Garand

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Garand

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Borrowed from French Garand. The rifle is named after its designer, John Garand.

proper noun Garands

  1. A surname from French.

noun Garands

  1. informal The M1 Garand, an American semi-automatic rifle.

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MLA

"Garand." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/garand. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Garand. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/garand

Chicago

"Garand." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/garand.

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@misc{garand_2026,
  title = {Garand},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/garand},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}