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military

[ mil-i-ter-ee ]

adjective

  1. of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy:

    from civilian to military life.

  2. of, for, or pertaining to war:

    military preparedness.

  3. of or relating to soldiers.

    Synonyms: ,

  4. befitting, characteristic of, or noting a soldier:

    a military bearing.

  5. following the life of a soldier:

    a military career.

  6. performed by soldiers:

    military duty.



noun

plural militaries, military.
  1. 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.

military

/ ˈmɪlɪtərɪ; -trɪ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the armed forces (esp the army), warlike matters, etc
  2. of, characteristic of, or about soldiers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the military
    the armed services (esp the army)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٲ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ··ٲ·· [mil-i-, tair, -, uh, -lee, mil, -i-ter-, uh, -lee], adverb
  • i·ٲi·Ա noun
  • t·i·ٲy adjective
  • ԴDz·i·ٲy adjective
  • ·i·ٲy adjective
  • ·i·ٲy adjective
  • d·i·ٲi· adverb
  • d·i·ٲy adjective
  • ܲȴ-i·ٲy adjective
  • p·i·ٲy adjective noun
  • ܲm··ٲi· adverb
  • ܲ·i·ٲy adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of military1

1575–85; < Latin ī ( s ), equivalent to ī- (stem of ī ) soldier + - -ary
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of military1

C16: via French from Latin īs, from ī soldier
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According to his LinkedIn page, Mr Chambers first lived and worked in Thailand 30 years ago, and has spent years since then lecturing and researching in the country, including writing books on its military.

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Mexico almost certainly understands that Trump is readying a military incursion of some kind, ostensibly to "take out" the drug cartels.

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Since he took power, Israel's military has repeatedly pounded Syrian weapons stores, airfields and other military sites left by the former regime, to avoid them falling into enemy hands, it says.

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Everyone should wear No. 42 jerseys in honor of Robinson, who famously broke baseball’s color line and also fought segregation in the military.

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Of course, the Union won the war, and for a very brief moment, there was a military occupation of the South.

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