army
Other forms: armies
An army is an organized group of fighters, especially a country's official military force. When a country goes to war, it sends an army to fight.
An army is typically defined as fighting on land, while a navy battles at sea, and some countries make this even more clear by distinguishing their "Land Army" from their "Air Army." The 14th century meaning of army was "armed expedition," from the Old French armée and the Latin root armata, "armed, equipped, or in arms."
Definitions of army
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a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
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synonyms:
ground forces, regular army
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types:
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host, legion
archaic terms for army
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standing army
a permanent army of paid soldiers
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Union Army
the northern army during the American Civil War
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Army of the Confederacy, Confederate Army
the southern army during the American Civil War
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Continental Army
the American army during the American Revolution
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Roman Legion
a division of from 3000 to 6000 men (including cavalry) in the Roman army
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Sabaoth
(plural) hosts or armies; used in the book of Romans in the New Testament
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type of:
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armed service, military service, service
a force that is a branch of the armed forces
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a large number of people united for some specific purpose
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type of:
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crowd
a large number of things or people considered together
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crowd
Pronunciation
US
/ˈɑrmi/
UK
/ˈɑmi/
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