military
Americanadjective
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of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy.
from civilian to military life.
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of, for, or pertaining to war.
military preparedness.
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of or relating to soldiers.
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befitting, characteristic of, or noting a soldier.
a military bearing.
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following the life of a soldier.
a military career.
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performed by soldiers.
military duty.
noun
plural
militaries, militaryadjective
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of or relating to the armed forces (esp the army), warlike matters, etc
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of, characteristic of, or about soldiers
noun
Other Word Forms
- antimilitary adjective
- militarily adverb
- militariness noun
- nonmilitary adjective
- premilitary adjective
- promilitary adjective
- pseudomilitarily adverb
- pseudomilitary adjective
- quasi-military adjective
- supermilitary adjective
- unmilitarily adverb
- unmilitary adjective
Etymology
Origin of military
1575–85; < Latin mīlitāri ( s ), equivalent to mīlit- (stem of mīles ) soldier + -āris -ary
Example Sentences
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The European Union and Australia agreed to a free-trade deal and security partnership, the latest move by U.S. allies to rethink their economic and military relationships at a time of rapidly growing geopolitical uncertainty.
One military spokesperson even mocked the claim, saying Americans had been "negotiating with themselves".
From BBC
Iranians marched in support of the country's military in the capital Tehran on Wednesday, waving the country's flag and holding pictures of new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
From Barron's
House Speaker Mike Johnson echoed the White House's confidence when he told reporters on Capitol Hill he thinks the US is "wrapping up" the military operation.
From BBC
The Pentagon declined to comment on the matter and referred questions to the Central Command, which oversees U.S. military operations in the region.
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