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My dad had a small suitcase stuffed with photos, mementoes from wherever he'd traveled as a Royal Navy gunner. Not that he gunned very much, as it turned out. I'd haul it out and go through it time and time again.
Honeysuckle Weeks

Meaning of "Royal Navy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ROYAL NAVY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROYAL NAVY

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Royal Navy is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ROYAL NAVY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Royal Navy

The Royal Navy is the principal naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Tracing its origins to the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service. From the end of the 17th century until well into the 20th century, it was the most powerful navy in the world, playing a key part in establishing the British Empire as the dominant world power. Due to this historical prominence, it is common – even among non-Britons – to refer to it as "The Royal Navy" without qualification. Following victory in the First World War, the Royal Navy was significantly reduced in size, although at the onset of the Second World War it was still the largest in the world. By the end of the Second World War, the United States Navy had emerged as the world's largest. During the course of the Cold War, the Royal Navy transformed into a primarily anti-submarine force, hunting for Soviet submarines, mostly active in the GIUK gap. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, its focus has returned to global expeditionary operations around the world.

Definition of Royal Navy in the English dictionary

The definition of Royal Navy in the dictionary is the navy of the United Kingdom RN.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROYAL NAVY

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WORDS THAT END LIKE ROYAL NAVY

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Synonyms and antonyms of Royal Navy in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Royal Navy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROYAL NAVY

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

Translator English - Chinese

皇家海军
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Royal Navy
570 millions of speakers

English

Royal Navy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रॉयल नेवी
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

البحرية الملكية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Королевский флот
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

royal Navy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাজকীয় নৌবাহিনী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

royal Navy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tentera Laut Diraja
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

royal Navy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

イギリス海軍
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

해군
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Angkatan Laut
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Hải quân Hoàng gia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ராயல் கடற்படை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रॉयल नेव्ही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kraliyet donanması
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

royal Navy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

royal Navy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Королівський флот
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Royal Navy
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Royal Navy
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Royal Navy
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

royal Navy
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

royal Navy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Royal Navy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROYAL NAVY»

The term «Royal Navy» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.083 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROYAL NAVY» OVER TIME

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «ROYAL NAVY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Royal Navy.
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William Blackstone
The Royal Navy of England hath ever been its greatest defense and ornament; it is its ancient and natural strength; the floating bulwark of the island.
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Honeysuckle Weeks
My dad had a small suitcase stuffed with photos, mementoes from wherever he'd traveled as a Royal Navy gunner. Not that he gunned very much, as it turned out. I'd haul it out and go through it time and time again.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROYAL NAVY»

Discover the use of Royal Navy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Royal Navy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ships of the Royal Navy
The fourth fully revised edition of a respected reference work on British warships from the 15th century to the present day.
J. J. Colledge, 2010
2
The Royal Navy 1793-1815
Ved afslutningen på napoleonskrigene i 1815 besad Storbritannien et ubestridt søherredømme på verdenshavene.
Gregory Fremont-Barnes, 2007
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Royal Navy Aces of World War 2
Beretter om den britiske flådes flyver-esser fra 2. verdenskrig.
Andrew Thomas, 2007
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The Royal Navy, Seapower and Strategy Between the Wars
This is the first study to show how the Royal Navy's ideas about the meaning and application of seapower shaped its policies in the interwar period.
Christopher M. Bell, 2000
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Representing the Royal Navy: British Sea Power, 1750-1815
This book is the first study of the Navy of the period in a cultural context. It explores the place of the Navy in the formation of public attitudes to war and peace, nation and empire, race and gender.
Margarette Lincoln, 2002
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The Royal Navy and the Palestine Patrol
APPENDIX 2: PERIOD OF ROYAL NAVY PATROLS IN 1939 Vessel Sailed Number Date Name From Embarked Outcome HM Ship 2 Jun. LIESEL Romania 906 Intercepted PANGBOURNE — Jun. MARSIS 385 Intercepted IMPERIAL 1 Jul .
Ninian Stewart, 2013
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All You Wanted to Know about 18th Century Royal Navy
This book is chock-full of info about the 18th Cent.
Rex Hickox, 2007
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The Royal Navy 1939-45
Om den britiske flåde under 2. Verdenskrig, herunder dens organisation, kampagner, rekruttering og træning af flådens folk og uniformer for officer og menige.
Ian Sumner, 2001
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Educating the Royal Navy: 18th and 19th Century Education ...
This volume provides the first comprehensive history of education and training for officers of the Royal Navy in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Harry W. Dickinson, 2008
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The Royal Navy in European Waters During the American ...
In this operational history of a period that proved to be a turning point for one of the world's great naval powers, David Syrett presents a saga of battles, blockades, great fleet cruises, and, above all, failures and lost opportunities.
David Syrett, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROYAL NAVY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Royal Navy is used in the context of the following news items.
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HMS Bulwark rescues 700 African migrants adrift off coast of Libya
Huddled in their hundreds on the lower deck of a warship, these are the desperate migrants who claimed the Royal Navy had 'saved their lives' after being ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
2
Royal Navy sailors playing GOLF on deck during WWII in unseen …
Never before seen footage of Royal Navy sailors enjoying some downtime on deck during the Second World War has emerged from the archives. It shows the ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
3
Royal Navy Trident whistleblower faces punishment after handing …
A Royal Navy whistleblower who compiled a dossier warning Britain's Trident nuclear deterrent is a disaster waiting to happen faces punishment for going ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
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Submariner who attacked Trident safety to hand himself in
A Royal Navy submariner who criticised safety procedures around the Trident nuclear-armed submarines has said he will hand himself in to police later. «BBC News, May 15»
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Royal Navy's HMS Bulwark rescues 110 migrants off Libya
Based at Naval Air Station Sigonella in Sicily, the ship will work with three Royal Navy Merlin helicopters to provide a "wide ranging search and rescue ... «BBC News, May 15»
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British Navy To Join Migrant Rescue Operations In Mediterranean …
The Royal Navy's flagship HMS Bulwark is likely to join migrant rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday after spending last week docked ... «International Business Times, May 15»
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Royal Navy flagship to join migrant rescue mission after diplomatic …
A Royal Navy spokesman said earlier: “We're working through with the Italians ... went into labour within hours of leaving the Libyan coast, the Italian navy said. «The Guardian, May 15»
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Royal Baby No. 2 Is Here! Royal Navy, LEGO and Others …
The couple was congratulated online by scores of fans and royal and other official organizations. The Royal Navy shared a photo of their tribute—members ... «E! Online, May 15»
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Royal Navy seize £500M worth of cocaine off Aberdeen coast in …
Britain's biggest ever drugs bust has now seen more than three tonnes of cocaine worth in excess of £500million seized by the Royal Navy after a raid on a ship ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
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British sailors released on bail in Canadian sex assault case
Four British sailors accused of sexually assaulting a young woman at party during a Royal Navy sports tour in Nova Scotia have been released on bail but ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»

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