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military
[mil-i-ter-ee]
adjective
of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy.
from civilian to military life.
of, for, or pertaining to war.
military preparedness.
of or relating to soldiers.
befitting, characteristic of, or noting a soldier.
a military bearing.
following the life of a soldier.
a military career.
performed by soldiers.
military duty.
noun
plural
militaries, militarythe military,
the military establishment of a nation; the armed forces.
military personnel, especially commissioned officers, taken collectively.
the bar, the press, and the military.
military
/ ˈmɪlɪtərɪ, -trɪ /
adjective
of or relating to the armed forces (esp the army), warlike matters, etc
of, characteristic of, or about soldiers
noun
the armed services (esp the army)
Other Word Forms
- militarily adverb
- militariness noun
- antimilitary adjective
- nonmilitary adjective
- premilitary adjective
- promilitary adjective
- pseudomilitarily adverb
- pseudomilitary adjective
- quasi-military adjective
- supermilitary adjective
- unmilitarily adverb
- unmilitary adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of military1
Example Sentences
Pentagon figures show that more than 4,400 U.S. military personnel died in Operation Iraqi Freedom between March 2003 and August 2010, when combat operations officially ended.
He said the attackers would incur the "full wrath" of American military might.
But the heavy military spending has started to strain the Russian state budget, with Moscow raising taxes to plug a rising deficit.
The strategy of "economic jihad" aims to choke off Bamako and the ruling military junta, which seized power in back-to-back coups in 2020 and 2021.
At the same time, the U.S. is increasing pressure on “nonaligned” countries—building up its military presence next to Venezuela and cutting aid External link to Colombia.
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