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That is the great mistake about the affections. It is not the rise and fall of empires, the birth and death of kings, or the marching of armies that move them most. When they answer from their depths, it is to the domestic joys and tragedies of life.
Amelia Barr

Meaning of "armies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ARMIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ARMIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Armies is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ARMIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Army

An army (from Latin arma "arms, weapons" via Old French armée, "armed" (feminine)), is a fighting force that fights primarily on land. In the broadest sense, it is the land-based military branch, service branch or armed service of a nation or state. It may also include other branches of the military such as the air force via means of aviation corps. Within a national military force, the word army may also mean a field army. They differ from army reserves who are activated only during such times as war or natural disasters. In several countries, the army is officially called the Land Army to differentiate it from an air force called the Air Army, notably France. In such countries, the word "army" on its own retains its connotation of a land force in common usage. The current largest army in the world, by number of active troops, is the People's Liberation Army of China with 2,250,000 active troops and 800,000 reserve personnel followed by the Indian Army with 1,129,000 active troops and 2,142,900 reserve personnel.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ARMIES


anatomies
əˈnætəmɪz
archenemies
ˌɑːtʃˈenɪmɪz
autonomies
ɔːˈtɒnəmɪz
cholecystectomies
ˌkɒlɪsɪˈstektəmɪz
colostomies
kəˈlɒstəmɪz
crummies
ˈkrʌmɪz
dummies
ˈdʌmɪz
Grammies
ˈɡræmɪz
jammies
ˈdʒæmɪz
jimmies
ˈdʒɪmɪz
kermes
ˈkɜːmɪz
laparotomies
ˌlæpəˈrɒtəmɪz
mastectomies
mæˈstektəmɪz
osteotomies
ˈɒstɪˈɒtəmɪz
pigmies
ˈpɪɡmɪz
prostatectomies
ˌprɒstəˈtektəmɪz
pygmies
ˈpɪɡmɪz
semis
ˈsɛmɪz
shammies
ˈʃæmɪz
tummies
ˈtʌmɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ARMIES

armet
armful
armgaunt
armhole
Armidale
armiger
armigero
armigerous
armil
armilla
armillaria
armillary
armillary sphere
arming
Arminian
Arminianism
Arminius
armipotence
armipotent
armistice

WORDS THAT END LIKE ARMIES

academies
antinomies
blasphemies
commies
demies
dichotomies
diseconomies
economies
enemies
gummies
hysterectomies
infamies
lobotomies
mammies
mummies
sammies
shimmies
stymies
tommies
vasectomies

Synonyms and antonyms of armies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ARMIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «armies» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of armies

Translation of «armies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ARMIES

Find out the translation of armies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of armies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «armies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

军队
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ejércitos
570 millions of speakers

English

armies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सेनाओं
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجيوش
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

армии
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

exércitos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সেনাদলের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

armées
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tentera
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Armeen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

軍隊
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

군대
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tentara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quân đội
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

படைகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सैन्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ordular
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

eserciti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

armie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

армії
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

armatele
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στρατούς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

weermagte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

arméer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hærer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of armies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ARMIES»

The term «armies» is very widely used and occupies the 23.118 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ARMIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «armies» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «armies» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about armies

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10 QUOTES WITH «ARMIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word armies.
1
Bashar al-Assad
Armies are not only for offensives.
2
John R. Allen
Planning is really the hallmark of any large military formation, and it's typically a weakness in new formations and new armies.
3
Kofi Annan
Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to intimidate their own populations.
4
Jean Anouilh
God is on everyone's side... and in the last analysis, he is on the side with plenty of money and large armies.
5
Julian Assange
Cryptography is the essential building block of independence for organisations on the Internet, just like armies are the essential building blocks of states, because otherwise one state just takes over another.
6
Benjamin Banneker
Were there no uniforms, there would probably be no armies.
7
Henri Barbusse
Two armies that fight each other is like one large army that commits suicide.
8
Amelia Barr
That is the great mistake about the affections. It is not the rise and fall of empires, the birth and death of kings, or the marching of armies that move them most. When they answer from their depths, it is to the domestic joys and tragedies of life.
9
Antony Beevor
The majority of soldiers and officers of the Soviet Army and the allied armies treated the local population humanely.
10
Antony Beevor
The great help of being in the Army is to understand why are the armies clever in what they describe as emotional intelligence, making soldiers come to terms with the death of comrades by certain rituals.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ARMIES»

Discover the use of armies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to armies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Armies Without States: The Privatization of Security
The book concludes with an assessment of the complexities surrounding responses to security privatization - and an exploration of when, and whether, it should be promoted rather than prevented.
Robert Mandel, 2002
2
Armies of the Muslim Conquest
Complemented by numerous illustrations, including eight full page colour plates by Angus McBride, this detailed text by David Nicolle tells the real story of the armies of the Muslim conquest.
‎1993
3
NATO's Secret Armies: Operation GLADIO and Terrorism in ...
This book tells the story of NATO's secret anti-communist stay-behind armies that had been set up by the CIA and MI6 after World War Two in all countries of Western Europe and in some countries became tragically linked to right-wing ...
Ganser Daniele, 2005
4
German Medieval Armies 1000-1300
Christopher Gravett does a fine job of examining the organisation and campaigns of German medieval armies from 1000-1300, in a volume containing plenty of photographs and illustrations, including eight full page colour plates by Graham ...
Christopher Gravett, 1997
5
Armies of the Young: Child Soldiers in War and Terrorism
These children are most often seen as especially hideous examples of adult criminal exploitation. In this provocative book, David M. Rosen argues that this response vastly oversimplifies the child soldier problem.
David M. Rosen, 2005
6
Arms, Armies and Fortifications in the Hundred Years War
Careful, original and wide-ranging study of many different aspects of late medieval military history.' HISTORY
Anne Curry, Michael Hughes, 1999
7
Armies of Pestilence: The Impact of Disease on History
In Armies of Pestilence R.S. Bray offers a fresh contribution to the impact that illnesses have had on world history.
R. S. Bray, 2004
8
Imperial Armies of the Thirty Years' War (1): Infantry and ...
Omtale af det habsburgske infanteri og artilleri under Trediveåraskrigen. De habsburgske tropper(tysk-østrigske og spanske) var de eneste, der deltog i hele krigen.
Vladimir Brnardic, 2009
9
Air Power and Armies
Originally published: London: Oxford University Press, 1936.
Sir John Cotesworth Slessor, 2009
10
Scottish Renaissance Armies, 1513-1550
This book details the armies of what is known as "the Rough Wooing" - the most active period of Scottish warfare, which saw conflicts against both the English Tudor monarchs and notable internal struggles between the Stuart kings and their ...
Jonathan Cooper, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ARMIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term armies is used in the context of the following news items.
1
COMMENTARY: Will Israel Suffer Another Holocaust?
And it will come by means of the armies of anti-Christ in the last days. ... you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, recognize her desolation is ... «Israel Today, Jul 15»
2
Games Workshop Reinvents Warhammer
In the new game, Sigmar sends forth armies of newly forged immortal heroes, drawn from the detritus of the conquered realms, and aims to ... «Game Informer, Jul 15»
3
Army South, partner armies work together to develop enlisted leaders
Sgt. 1st Class Fredy Lugo, U.S. Army South personnel directorate noncommissioned officer in charge of manpower, talks with Army sergeants ... «United States Army, Jul 15»
4
Expert: Arab Armies 'Falling Apart,' IDF Will Have to Fight ISIS
“They have huge armies but they fall apart in the face of a threat from a relatively small group,” said Mazel. “Unlike in the north, where there are ... «Arutz Sheva, Jul 15»
5
Is the release date for 'The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies
Fans of 'The Hobbit' trilogy have been anxious for more footage of 'The Battle of the Five Armies.' since the theatrical release of the films on ... «HD Report, Jul 15»
6
2000 WWI posters collected by soldier in French, US armies are up …
NEW YORK — About 2,000 World War I posters collected by an American who served in both the French and U.S. armies during the conflict are ... «The Republic, Jun 15»
7
A Private Sector Solution to Battle ISIS
True, raising private armies also raises questions. As the Brookings paper puts it, “military provider firms are not always looking for the most ... «Reason, Jun 15»
8
Hung, Tsai gather their 'idiot armies'
When television was popularized in Japan in the late 1950s, the print media felt so threatened that they called the TV set an "idiot box" and ... «China Post, Jun 15»
9
Bart Hinkle: Give private armies a chance
Bart Hinkle Read more opinions on today's issues in Richmond and beyond from Times-Dispatch columnist Bart Hinkle. «Richmond Times-Dispatch, Jun 15»
10
Watch | Niamh Murphy – We're No Armies
Alternative-pop songwriter Niamh Murphy returns with the music video for her new single 'We're No Armies'. Following the release of her E.P. ... «the Last Mixed Tape, Jun 15»

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