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Meaning of "Women's Land Army" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WOMEN'S LAND ARMY

Women's Land Army  [ˈwɪmɪnz lænd ˈɑːmɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WOMEN'S LAND ARMY

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Women's Land Army is a noun.
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WHAT DOES WOMEN'S LAND ARMY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Women's Land Army

Women's Land Army

The Women's Land Army was a British civilian organisation created during the First and Second World Wars to work in agriculture replacing men called up to the military. Women who worked for the WLA were commonly known as Land Girls. The name Women's Land Army was also used in the United States for an organisation formerly called the Woman's Land Army of America. In effect the Land Army operated to place women with farms that needed workers, the farmers being their employers.

Definition of Women's Land Army in the English dictionary

The definition of Women's Land Army in the dictionary is the Women's Land Army a unit of women recruited to do agricultural work in the United Kingdom during World War I and World War II.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WOMEN'S LAND ARMY


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WOMEN'S LAND ARMY

Women´s Centre
women´s group
Women´s Institute
Women´s Lib
Women´s Libber
Women´s Liberation
Women´s Movement
women´s refuge
women´s room
Women´s Royal Voluntary Service

WORDS THAT END LIKE WOMEN'S LAND ARMY

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

Synonyms and antonyms of Women's Land Army in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Women's Land Army» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

女子陆军
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Ejército de Tierra de Mujeres
570 millions of speakers

English

Women´s Land Army
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

महिला भूमि सेना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المرأة الجيش البري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Женская сухопутная армия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Exército da terra das mulheres
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মহিলা ভূমি বাহিনী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

L´armée de terre des femmes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tentera Darat Wanita
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Das Land- Armee
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

女性の土地軍
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

여성 의 토지 육군
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tentara Tanah Wanita
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Quân đội đất của phụ nữ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மகளிர் காணி இராணுவம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

महिलांची भूमी सेना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kadın Kara Ordusu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Donne esercito di terra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Armia damski działki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Жіноча сухопутна армія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Femei Armata Land
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Γυναικών Στρατός Ξηράς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Women´s Land Army
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Kvinnors landarmé
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Kvinner Land Army
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Women's Land Army

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WOMEN'S LAND ARMY»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WOMEN'S LAND ARMY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Women's Land Army

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WOMEN'S LAND ARMY»

Discover the use of Women's Land Army in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Women's Land Army and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cultivating Victory: The Women's Land Army and the Victory ...
Cecilia Gowdy-Wygant compares and contrasts the outcomes of war in both nations as seen through women's ties to labor, agriculture, the home, and the environment.
Cecilia Gowdy-Wygant, 2013
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The Women's Land Army: A Portrait
This is the first study to make extensive use of paintings by distinguished and lesser-known artists, together with recruitment posters, cartoons and photographs from both World Wars to portray the life and work of the Women's Land Army.
Gill Clarke, 2008
3
Victory Harvest: Diary of a Canadian in the Women's Land ...
Based on the diary Marion Kelsey kept while in the Women's Land Army during World War II, Victory Harvest is a personal remembrance of wartime Britain through the eyes of a young Canadian.
Marion Kelsey, 1997
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They Fought in the Fields: The Women's Land Army
The story of a forgotten victory.
Nicola Tyrer, 2007
5
The Women's Land Army
Itwas through theWomen's Instituteconnection that MissTalbot wasableto recruit LadyTrudie Denman tobecome involved withthe Women's Land Army, as Honorary Assistant Director. The organization nowwent aheadat express speed, anda ...
Bob Powell, Nigel Westacott, 2011
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Land Girl: A Manual for Volunteers in the Women's Land Army 1941
First published in 1941, Land Girl was a practical guide for the city slickers who were recruited into the Women's Land Army.
Wilfred Edward Shewell-Cooper, 2011
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On the Farm Front: The Women's Land Army in World War II
On the Farm Front tells for the first time the remarkable story of these women who worked to ensure both "Freedom from Want" at home and victory abroad.
Stephanie A. Carpenter, 2003
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The American Experience in World War II: The American people ...
Let us gel together and organize a Women's Land Army. Let us get together right away." Late in 1942, Eleanor Roosevelt again promoted the idea of a Women's Land Army in the United States during a nationwide radio address in which she ...
Walter L. Hixson, 2003
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Land Girl: Her Story of Six Years in the Women's Land Army, ...
Like thousands of others, Anne Hall volunteered to join the Women's Land Army following the outbreak of World War II. She felt that to do so would be to make her most effective contribution to the war effort - and she had always hankered ...
Anne Hall, 1993
10
American Women During World War II: An Encyclopedia
Few Florida women affiliated themselves with the federal Women's Land Army, but many worked in everything from avocados to zucchini. The Department of Labor's official publication rather grudgingly acknowledged women's worth, saying ...
Doris Weatherford, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WOMEN'S LAND ARMY»

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Morley Library hosting Women's Land Army reenactment group
The ladies will be talking about the Land Girl way of life, displaying farm tools, and modeling vintage clothing from the 1940's along with the Land Army uniform. «News-Herald.com, Jul 15»
2
Women's Land Army in Watton-at-Stone - Remember This?
The women who helped sustain the nation during the Second World War can be seen in this week's photograph. They are part of the Women's Land Army, who ... «Hertfordshire Mercury, Jul 15»
3
LOOK: Wales' first memorial to Britain's Land Army girls is unveiled …
Ten veterans from the Women's Land Army (WLA) gathered near the food hall to unveil a Ffestiniog slate memorial mounted on a limestone plinth quarried from ... «Daily Post North Wales, Jun 15»
4
Braintree resident Edna Green shares her Women's Land Army stories
Braintree resident Edna Green shares her Women's Land Army stories ... and make a new life for herself by joining the Women's Land Army in the countryside. «Essex Chronicle, Feb 15»
5
Miss World Australia costume inspired by Australian Women's Land
Designed by Julie Sufi, of Belluccio, the Women's Land Army concept follows criticism of her initial idea - a khaki pants suit based on the Anzac women's uniform ... «Herald Sun, Nov 14»
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Land Army girls brave the elements as Countess of Wessex unveils …
"The former members of the Women's Land Army and Women's Timber Corps did a wonderful job and our gratitude to them is well overdue, but will now be ... «Lichfield Mercury, Oct 14»
7
The Land Girls are finally remembered
Now the work of the Women's Land Army and the Women's Timber Corps has received the royal seal of approval after a memorial was unveiled in their honour. «expressandstar.com, Oct 14»
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A History of the First World War in 100 Moments: The new British …
It was not until Prothero was appointed Agricultural Minister by David Lloyd George at the end of 1916 that government support for the Women's Land Army ... «The Independent, Jun 14»
9
Remembering work of Women's Land Army in Staffordshire
A GROUP of local ladies are 'doing their bit' to remember the vital work carried out during the First and Second World Wars by the Women's Land Army. «Lichfield Mercury, Jun 14»
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Newcastle woman recognised for Women's Land Army service 70 …
Agnes, of St Catherine's Nursing Home in Newcastle's West End , was awarded an official badge of honour for her service in the Women's Land Army over 70 ... «ChronicleLive, May 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Women's Land Army [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/womens-land-army>. Apr 2024 ».
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