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Navy ˈneɪvi Navy/The Joined Noun Bre British German

Word navy
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈneɪvi / NAmE / ˈneɪvi /
Example
  • the british and german navies
  • he’s joined the navy/the navy.
  • an officer in the navy/the navy
  • the navy is/are considering buying six new warships.
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navy

(noun)BrE / ˈneɪvi / NAmE / ˈneɪvi /
  1. the part of a country’s armed forces that fights at sea, and the ships that it uses
    • see also naval
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/naval
    • the British and German navies
    • He’s joined the navy/the Navy.
    • an officer in the navy/the Navy
    • The navy is/are considering buying six new warships.
    • He joined the Navy in 1991.
    • He spent ten years in the US navy.
    • = navy blue
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/navy-blue_2

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English (in the sense ‘ships collectively, fleet’): from Old French navie ‘ship, fleet’, from popular Latin navia ‘ship’, from Latin navis ‘ship’.
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