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PRONUNCIATION OF SOLDIERY

soldiery  [ˈsəʊldʒərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOLDIERY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Soldiery 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 SOLDIERY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of soldiery in the English dictionary

The first definition of soldiery in the dictionary is soldiers collectively. Other definition of soldiery is a group of soldiers. Soldiery is also the profession of being a soldier.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOLDIERY


azury
ˈæʒərɪ
biosurgery
ˈbaɪəʊˌsɜːdʒərɪ
cryosurgery
ˌkraɪəʊˈsɜːdʒərɪ
drudgery
ˈdrʌdʒərɪ
electrosurgery
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈsɜːdʒərɪ
forgery
ˈfɔːdʒərɪ
gingery
ˈdʒɪndʒərɪ
injury
ˈɪndʒərɪ
lingerie
ˈlænʒərɪ
menagerie
mɪˈnædʒərɪ
microsurgery
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈsɜːdʒərɪ
neurosurgery
ˌnjʊərəʊˈsɜːdʒərɪ
orangery
ˈɒrɪndʒərɪ
perjury
ˈpɜːdʒərɪ
plagiary
ˈpleɪdʒərɪ
psychosurgery
ˌsaɪkəʊˈsɜːdʒərɪ
reinjury
riːˈɪndʒərɪ
surgery
ˈsɜːdʒərɪ
treasury
ˈtrɛʒərɪ
usury
ˈjuːʒərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOLDIERY

solderer
soldering iron
solderings
soldi
soldier
soldier ant
soldier beetle
soldier bird
soldier crab
soldier of fortune
soldier on
soldier orchid
soldier settlement
soldier settler
soldieries
soldierlike
soldierliness
soldierly
soldiership
soldo

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOLDIERY

aiery
braziery
briery
colliery
curriery
farriery
fiery
furriery
glaziery
hosiery
osiery

Synonyms and antonyms of soldiery in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «soldiery» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOLDIERY

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

Translator English - Chinese

士兵
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

soldadesca
570 millions of speakers

English

soldiery
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सैनिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العسكر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

солдаты
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

soldadesca
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যোদ্ধজাতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

soldats
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Askar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Soldaten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

軍人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

soldiery
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Soldier
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quân nhân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

படையை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सैनिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

askerler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

soldati
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żołnierze
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

солдати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

soldați
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

soldiery
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

t laer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

soldate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

soldiery
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of soldiery

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOLDIERY»

The term «soldiery» is normally little used and occupies the 130.103 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOLDIERY» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOLDIERY»

Discover the use of soldiery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to soldiery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Salvation Soldiery: A Series of Addresses on the ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
William Booth, 2012
2
Trained Citizen Soldiery; a Solution of General Upton's Problem
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
John H. B. 1866 Parker, 2010
3
The Abridgment: Containing Messages of the President of the ...
In the ancient republics every man capable of bearing arms was, up to a certain period of his life, bound in duty to the public to fill his place in the ranks of the soldiery to secure his country against invasion or insult. The mode of warfare in ...
United States. President, 1860
4
Senate Documents
In the ancient republics every man capable of bearing arms was, up to a certain period of his life, bound in duty to the public to fill his place in the ranks of, the soldiery to secure his country against invasion or insult. The mode of warfare in ...
United States Senate, 1860
5
United States Congressional serial set
In the ancient republics every man capable of bearing arms was, up to a certain period of his life, bound in duty to the public to fill his place in the ranks of the soldiery to secure his country against invasion or insult. The mode of warfare in ...
‎1860
6
Yeats and Violence
Pieces of the picture are already there: 'the cause ... that we | Imagined such a fine affair' looks towards similar lines in the later poem; and the word 'soldiery' itself, mildly archaic, invoking collective behaviour and suggestive of rough off- duty ...
Michael Wood, 2010
7
Lovely Octopus
Chapter. 3. Part. 3: Allying. the. people. by. soldiery. Now, the situation was for the soldiery. Geniuses had been advertised as killers. Life was going to be harder and encirclement was going to be stiffer. They was recognized when they were ...
Hossein Mazhari Malayeri, 2005
8
A Military History of Ireland
Non-professional. soldiery,. c. 1600-1800. David W. Miller An important reason for investigating military forces in the past is to understand their role in the formation of the state. Max Weber's definition of the state as an ideal type - 'a human ...
Thomas Bartlett, Keith Jeffery, 1997
9
The Militant South, 1800-1861
To avoid any necessity they decided to encourage the development of a citizen soldiery. That would be sufficient to protect the country in time of peril. In 1792, the Congress passed an act to provide for the national defense by establishing a  ...
John Hope Franklin, 2002
10
The addresses, speeches, squibs, songs, &c. which were ...
... place-men, aye ! and place-girls, and place-boys too to the second or third generation. No! no! The soldiery savour of the people, they are a part of then, and corruption can omeeaf fier dependent state no longer, Neitner Richard IT. nor D 6  ...
R Cullum, 1818

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOLDIERY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term soldiery is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Calais migrants crisis: most national papers blame France, bien sûr
The Sun wants both France and Britain to call on their soldiery to bring order at Calais. The Telegraph contends that “much of blame belongs with France” ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
This day in The Record in 1915: July 22
... often disrespected, the country “needs a larger citizen soldiery, a better basis of partly trained young men and a sturdier support for the spirit of preparedness.”. «Troy Record, Jul 15»
3
Bob Wilson: Defacing further divides
... county courthouses to this day are usually attacked as memorials to the Confederacy, they are in fact testaments to the courage of the region's soldiery. «News & Observer, Jul 15»
4
King John Butchered Authors of Magna Carta
... exercised by the soldiery to make them reveal their concealed treasures…” .... of the inhabitants,Edition: current; Page: [450] tortures exercised by the soldiery ... «Antiwar.com, Jun 15»
5
FFXIV: Heavensward's 2.55 Story Requirement Is Insane and Hurts …
Although there are plenty of drops in dungeons, and Allagan Tomestones of Soldiery no longer have a weekly cap, it takes hours upon hours of dungeon runs to ... «Game Revolution, Jun 15»
6
Eric S. Morris: Way of the village
#Mumford later suggests so: “[F]or the guardians of the granary, with the support of an armed soldiery, held powers of life and death over the whole community. «Steamboat Pilot & Today, Mar 15»
7
This dark short film shows that Power Rangers is all about child …
A fresh yet dark take on the classic Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers saga features North Korea-punching, cussing, child soldiery and some other super ... «Memeburn, Feb 15»
8
Turning the Torture Report Into a Book
“Naked and starving as they are, we cannot enough admire the incomparable patience and fidelity of the soldiery,” George Washington wrote to Governor ... «The New Yorker, Dec 14»
9
The Country's Most Revealing Memorial to the Sand Creek …
That created a glaring contradiction between the plaque's message and the heroic image of virtuous soldiery projected by the statue. That contradiction lies at ... «The New Republic, Dec 14»
10
Dan Stevens Reads Homer Translations
Argos' old soldiery. On Troy beach teeming,. Charmed out of time we see. No life on earth can be. Hid from our dreaming.” Tens of thousands of years ago, early ... «New York Times, Nov 14»

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