army

Reading level: easy

Estimated CEFR level: A1 — Beginner

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Definition

  1. noun a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
  2. noun a large number of people united for some specific purpose
  3. noun the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare

Etymology

From (1386) Middle English armee, borrowed from Old French armee (cf. modern French armée), from Medieval Latin armāta (“armed force”), a noun taken from the past participle of Latin armāre (“to arm”), itself related to arma (“tools, arms”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- (“to join, fit together”). Doublet of armada. Displaced native Old English here and fierd.

In classic literature

Synonyms

regular army, ground forces

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