Army

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1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Derived Terms 1.4 Related Terms 1.5 See also

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: British /ˈɑː(ɹ)mi/, American /ˈʌɹ.mi/
• SAMPA: /"A:(r)mi/

Noun

1. A large, highly organized military force concerned mainly with ground operations (cf. navy, air force)

   The army was sent in to quell the uprising

2. The governmental agency in charge of the nation's army

   The army opposed the legislature's involvement

3. Any large group of people working toward the same purpose

   It took an army of accountants to uncover the fraud

4. (capitalized) A sports team representing the US Army Academy at West Point

   Army has several returning starters this year

Translations

• Breton: arme f -où, armead f -où (forces of an army)
• Dutch: leger
• Finnish: armeija
• French: armée (fr), f
• Georgian: ჯარი (jar-i)
• German: Armee (de), f; Militär (de), n;Heer, n
• Latin: vires f; exercitus, m
• Lithuanian: armija f
• Polish: armia f, wojsko n
• Spanish: ejército (es), m

Derived Terms

• army ant
• army surplus

Related Terms

• arm, arms, armed
• armament
• armor, armour

See also

• navy