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military

[ mil-i-ter-ee ]
/ ˈmɪl ɪˌtɛr i /

adjective

noun, plural mil·i·tar·ies, mil·i·tar·y.

the military,
  1. the military establishment of a nation; the armed forces.
  2. military personnel, especially commissioned officers, taken collectively: the bar, the press, and the military.

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Origin of military

1575–85; < Latin mīlitāri(s), equivalent to mīlit- (stem of mīles) soldier + -āris -ary

SYNONYMS FOR military

3 soldierly, soldierlike, martial.

OTHER WORDS FROM military

Words nearby military

militant tendency, militaria, militarism, militarist, militarize, military, military academy, military attaché, military brush, military covenant, military engineering
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Words related to militaries

navy, force, troop, service, army, fighting, militant, martial, combatant, warmongering, marines, soldiery, aggressive, armed, combative, warlike, militaristic, soldierly

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British Dictionary definitions for militaries

military
/ (ˈmɪlɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

of or relating to the armed forces (esp the army), warlike matters, etc
of, characteristic of, or about soldiers

noun plural -taries or -tary

the military the armed services (esp the army)

Derived forms of military

militarily, adverb

Word Origin for military

C16: via French from Latin mīlitāris, from mīles soldier
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