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Meaning of army in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈɑrmi/

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  1. Noun

    army

    Etymology

    late Middle English: from Old French armee, from armata, feminine past participle of Latin armare‘to arm’

    Definitions

    1. a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
  2. 2. a large number of people united for some specific purpose

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  • « I've always wanted to go to Switzerland to see what the army does with those wee red knives. »
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  • « One of the hardest questions I have been asked is 'How will you manage the army if you are having menstrual cramps?' I have also been asked if I will have the courage to face criminals. My answer is that courage is not a matter of gender. »
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  • « I love Christmas. Frosty the Snowman, peace on Earth and mangers, Salvation Army bell ringers and reindeer, the movie 'Meet Me in St. Louis,' office parties and cookies. »
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  • « After graduating from flares and platforms in the early 1970s, I started drama school wearing a pair of khaki dungarees with one of my Dad's Army shirts, accessorised by a cat's basket doubling as a handbag. Very Lady Gaga. »
    Jenny Eclair
  • « My dad and grandpa were in the army and as a country singer you're constantly playing at military bases all across the country and meeting soldiers and their families and hearing their stories. »
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