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At that time, the army leadership said the implementation of this agreement would allow everyone, including the IRA, to take its political objectives forward by peaceful and democratic means.
Gerry Adams

Meaning of "army" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ARMY

From Old French armee, from Medieval Latin armāta armed forces.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ARMY

army  [ˈɑːmɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ARMY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Army 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 ARMY 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.

Definition of army in the English dictionary

The first definition of army in the dictionary is the military land forces of a nation. Other definition of army is a military unit usually consisting of two or more corps with supporting arms and services. Army is also of, relating to, or characteristic of an army.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ARMY


balmy
ˈbɑːmɪ
barmy
ˈbɑːmɪ
calmy
ˈkɑːmɪ
Carme
ˈkɑːmɪ
chiyogami
ˌtʃɪjəʊˈɡɑːmɪ
Coomaraswamy
kuːˌmɑːrəˈswɑːmɪ
kami
ˈkɑːmɪ
Khatami
kəˈtɑːmɪ
kirigami
ˌkɪrɪˈɡɑːmɪ
malmy
ˈmɑːmɪ
origami
ˌɒrɪˈɡɑːmɪ
palmie
ˈpɑːmɪ
palmy
ˈpɑːmɪ
pastrami
pəˈstrɑːmɪ
salami
səˈlɑːmɪ
Sami
ˈsɑːmɪ
smarmy
ˈsmɑːmɪ
swami
ˈswɑːmɪ
tatami
təˈtɑːmɪ
Zeami
siːˈɑːmɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ARMY

arms akimbo
arms cache
arms control
arms dealer
arms dump
arms inspection
arms inspector
arms limitation
arms race
Armstrong
armure
army ant
army base
army corps
Army List
army officer
army surplus
army worm
army-issue
army-surplus

WORDS THAT END LIKE ARMY

Church Army
Dad´s army
diathermy
dormy
field army
germy
Irish Republican Army
land army
New Model Army
professional army
Red Army
Salvation Army
squirmy
standing army
stormy
Tartan Army
taxidermy
Territorial Army
Women´s Land Army
wormy

Synonyms and antonyms of army in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ARMY»

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

Translation of «army» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ARMY

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

Translator English - Chinese

军队
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ejército
570 millions of speakers

English

army
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सेना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جَيْش
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

армия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

exército
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সেনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

armée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tentera
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Militär
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

இராணுவம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सैन्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ordu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

esercito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

armia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

армія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

armată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στρατός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

weermag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

armé
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hær
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of army

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ARMY»

The term «army» is very widely used and occupies the 3.269 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ARMY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «army» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «army» 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 army

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10 QUOTES WITH «ARMY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word army.
1
Gerry Adams
At that time, the army leadership said the implementation of this agreement would allow everyone, including the IRA, to take its political objectives forward by peaceful and democratic means.
2
Eion Bailey
I'm very interested in soldier recovery projects and in Bradley Manning's story, the army intelligence officer who's being held as a detainee and is going to trial for crimes of treason.
3
Graeme Base
It was always that detail that drove me. Ever since I was a little kid, I used to get into the nitty gritty... when I was drawing army tanks or monsters, I'd do every nut and rivet, and I'd do every scale on the dragon's back. It was just the way I was built.
4
James Blunt
My grandparents live in Cley, and my dad now has the windmill which is a guest house. So I've spent much time up there, but a lot of it was at school as well, and my dad was sent abroad so often as well with the army.
5
Daniel Boone
A zeal for the defence of their country led these heroes to the scene of action, though with a few men to attack a powerful army of experienced warriors.
6
Adam Carolla
All's the government should do is keep the taxes and regulations at a manageable rate, keep a decent standing army and get out of the way.
7
Elliott Carter
Since I'm allergic to various things, the army wouldn't accept me during the war, and I got into the Office of War Information, which sent music to Europe.
8
Edwidge Danticat
Napoleon had been fighting this army of slaves and free people in Haiti and it depleted his forces. And after the Revolution, when the French were driven out, they stopped and sold this big chunk of North America to the Americans for very little money.
9
Richard Harding Davis
All through the night, like the tumult of a river when it races between the cliffs of a canyon, in my sleep I could hear the steady roar of the passing army.
10
Moshe Dayan
It was in our power to set high price for our blood, a price too high for the Arab community, the Arab army, or the Arab governments to think it worth paying.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ARMY»

Discover the use of army in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to army and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Halliburton's Army: How a Well-connected Texas Oil Company ...
Halliburton's Army is the first book to show, in shocking detail, how Halliburton really does business, in Iraq, and around the world.
Pratap Chatterjee, 2010
2
Red Army
Explores the human side of the Soviet Red Army during an invasion of Germany that forces a desperate response by the U.S. and its NATO allies.
Ralph Peters, 1990
3
The Myth of the Addicted Army: Vietnam and the Modern War on ...
Yet as Jeremy Kuzmarov documents in this deeply researched book, popular assumptions about drug use in Vietnam are based more on myth than on fact.
Jeremy Kuzmarov, 2009
4
A Companion to the Roman Army
The expert contributors to this volume delve into this culture, offering an extensive account of the Roman army, from its beginnings to its transformation in the later Roman Empire.
Paul Erdkamp, 2011
5
The US Army in the Vietnam War 1965-73
This book provides detailed information about how US Army units were organized and operated in America's longest war.
Gordon L. Rottman, Duncan Anderson, 2008
6
Santa Anna's Mexican Army 1821-48
In this ground-breaking book an internationally respected military historian presents a mass of new information from Mexican archives and a variety of other contemporary sources.
Rene Chartrand, 2004
7
U.S. Army Map Reading and Land Navigation Handbook
The book starts with a comprehensive explanation of the meaning and uses of maps, whether photographic, planimetric (standard-style) or topographic, then progresses to discuss the use of those maps, discussing compass techniques, celestial ...
Department of the Army, 2004
8
The Roman Army: A Social and Institutional History
The Roman Army explores the army's history, culture, and organization, while providing fascinating details of the soldiers' daily existence and of the army's interactions with citizens, politicians, and the inhabitants of conquered ...
Pat Southern, 2007
9
Blue Army: Paramilitary Policing in Australia
Jude McCulloch's involvement as a lawyer in cases of police shootings led her to detailed investigation of changes to policing in Australia. Blue Army arises from her research into the paramilitarisation of the police.
Jude McCulloch, 2001
10
Origins of the Salvation Army
Challenging various notions popularized in the denomination's official histories, this book will be of special interest to historians of nineteenth-century social reform, scholars of evangelical Protestantism, and those interested in the ...
Norman H. Murdoch, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ARMY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term army is used in the context of the following news items.
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Take three years off: Army extends sabbatical program
The Army continues to offer a special program for active-duty officers, warrant officers and enlisted soldiers who want to pursue personal or ... «ArmyTimes.com, Jul 15»
2
British Army appoints first female general
Brig Susan Ridge will become the highest-ranking woman ever in the Army, when she is promoted to the two-star position of major general in ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Army Plans More Court-Martial To Fight Indiscipline
Army The Chief of Army Staff, Kenneth Minimah, on Sunday said that the Nigerian Army would continue to set up court-martial to check ... «CHANNELS TELEVISION, Jul 15»
4
Shopkeepers concerned about future at Army Market
SINGAPORE — Madam Jamilah Abdullah, 58, runs nine shops at the iconic Army Market at Beach Road. They have been there since the ... «TODAYonline, Jul 15»
5
Archeologists find U.S. Army bacon and sunscreen tins buried at …
Archeologists say they have found U.S. Army bacon and sunscreen in tins buried at England's Salisbury Plain, home to the ancient ruins of ... «UPI.com, Jul 15»
6
Maiduguri grounded as Generals storm city for Nigeria Army Day …
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Kenneth Minima had on Sunday led Nigeria's topmost generals to Maiduguri where this year's ... «Premium Times, Jul 15»
7
Egypt killed 241 Sinai militants from July 1-5, army says
Egypt's military killed 241 militants in the Sinai from July 1-5, the army said Monday, including militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ... «Al-Arabiya, Jul 15»
8
Army sends PoK boy to Pakistan with sweets, clothes
11-year-old Sameer Kayani, a resident of Laswa area of Athmuqam in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir was intercepted by Indian Army deployed in ... «India Today, Jul 15»
9
Alaska troops among those awaiting announcement of Army cuts
WASHINGTON -- Anxiety is high among some military families as they await word of which units will be caught in the Army's next round of cuts. «Alaska Dispatch News, Jul 15»
10
The Army Built a Robot to Help Soldiers Shoot Guns Better
The Army's latest supersolider innovation is inspired by the movie Aliens. And yes, the mechatronic arm exoskeleton is about as apocalyptic as ... «Gizmodo, Jul 15»

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