Definitions for army
ˈɑr miarmy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. army, regular army, ground forcesnoun

   a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

2. armynoun

   a large number of people united for some specific purpose

3. United States Army, US Army, U. S. Army, Army, USAnoun

   the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. armynoun

   A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations

   The army was sent in to quell the uprising.

2. armynoun

   The governmental agency in charge of a state's army.

   The army opposed the legislature's involvement.

3. armynoun

   A large group of people working toward the same purpose.

   It took an army of accountants to uncover the fraud.

4. armynoun

   A large group of social animals working toward the same purpose.

   Our house is being attacked by an army of ants.

5. armynoun

   Any multitude

   On sunny days the beaches draw armies of tourists of all kinds.

6. Armynoun

   A sports team representing the US Military Academy at West Point.

   Army has several returning starters this year.

7. Etymology: (1386) armee, from armee (French armée), from armata, a noun taken from the past participle of armare, itself related to arma, from h₂er-.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Armynoun

   Etymology: armée, Fr.

   1. A collection of armed men, obliged to obey one man.

   John Locke.

   Number itself importeth not much in armies, where the people are of weak courage. Francis Bacon.

   The meanest soldier, that has fought often in an army, has a truer knowledge of war, than he that has writ whole volumes, but never was in any battle. South.

   The Tuscan leaders, and their army sing,
   Which follow’d great Æneas to the war;
   Their arms, their numbers, and their names declare. Dryd.

   2. A great number.

   The fool hath planted in his memory an army of good words. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Army

   Army is an alternative rock song by the band Ben Folds Five from their 1999 album The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner. It reached number 28 on the charts in the UK.

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1. army

   An army is a large organized group of people trained for warfare, typically under the control of a nation or state. They are armed and equipped to fight on land and to protect their country or region from external or internal threats. They also engage in maintaining law and order, disaster relief operations and other peacetime activities.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Armynoun

   a collection or body of men armed for war, esp. one organized in companies, battalions, regiments, brigades, and divisions, under proper officers

2. Armynoun

   a body of persons organized for the advancement of a cause; as, the Blue Ribbon Army

3. Armynoun

   a great number; a vast multitude; a host

4. Etymology: [F. arme, fr. L. armata, fem. of armatus, p. p. of armare to arm. Cf. Armada.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Army

   An army, in the broadest sense, is the land-based military branch, service branch or armed service of a nation or state. It may also include other branches of the military such as the air force via means of aviation corps. Within a national military force, the word army may also mean a field army an army composed of full-time career soldiers who 'stand over', in other words, who do not disband during times of peace. They differ from army reserves who are activated only during such times as war or natural disasters. In several countries, the army is officially called the Land Army to differentiate it from an air force called the Air Army, notably France. In such countries, the word "army" on its own retains its connotation of a land force in common usage. The current largest army in the world, by number of active troops, is the People's Liberation Army of China with 2,250,000 active troops and 800,000 reserve personnel followed by the Indian Army with 1,129,000 active troops and 960,000 reserve personnel. By convention, irregular military is understood in contrast to regular armies which grew slowly from personal bodyguards or elite militia. Regular in this case refers to standardized doctrines, uniforms, organizations, etc. Regular military can also refer to full-time status, versus reserve or part-time personnel. Other distinctions may separate statutory forces, from de facto "non-statutory" forces such as some guerrilla and revolutionary armies. Armies may also be expeditionary or fencible.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Army

   ärm′i, n. a large body of men armed for war and under military command: a body of men banded together in a special cause, whether travestying military methods, as the 'Salvation Army,' or not, as the 'Blue Ribbon Army:' a host: a great number.—ns. Arm′y-Corps (-kōr), a main division of an army, a miniature army comprising all arms of the service; Arm′y-list, a list of all commissioned officers, issued periodically by the War Office; Arm′y-worm, a European grub which collects in vast armies. [Fr. armée—L. armata, armāre.]

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. army

   A body of humanitarians that seeks to impress on another body of men the beauty of non-resistance, by exterminating them.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. army

   A large body of disciplined men, with appropriate subdivisions, commanded by a general. A fleet is sometimes called a naval army.--Flying army, a small body sent to harass a country, intercept convoys, and alarm the enemy.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. army

   A large and organized body of soldiers, consisting of infantry, cavalry, and artillery, completely armed, and provided with the necessary stores, etc., the whole being composed of companies, battalions, regiments, brigades, divisions, and corps, under proper officers, and the entire force being under the direction of one general, who is called the general-in-chief, and sometimes the generalissimo. Armies are distinguished by different appellations; as, a covering army, a blockading army, an army of obstruction, an army of reserve, a flying army, etc. An army is said to cover a place when it is encamped or in cantonments for the protection of the different passes which lead to a principal object of defense. An army is said to blockade a place when, being well provided with heavy ordnance and other warlike means, it is employed to invest a town for the direct and immediate purpose of reducing it by assault or famine. An army of obstruction is so called because by its advanced positions and desultory movements it is constantly employed in watching the enemy. A flying army means a strong body of horse and foot, which is always in motion, both to cover its own garrisons and keep the enemy in continual alarm. For method of providing for armies, see Appropriations.

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ARMY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Army is ranked #53913 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Army surname appeared 383 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Army.
   
   82.7% or 317 total occurrences were White.
   10.1% or 39 total occurrences were Black.
   4.4% or 17 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.3% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Agency
   • Crowd
   • Military
   • Military Service

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'army' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #852

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'army' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1457

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'army' in Nouns Frequency: #354

Anagrams for army »

1. mary

2. Mary

3. Myra

4. yarm

How to pronounce army?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of army in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of army in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of army in a Sentence

1. Kathryn Atkins:

   We are an army of broken and damaged angels, yet our light shines so bright it's like moths to a flame.

2. Defense Ash Carter:

   Eric served as my first chief of staff at the Pentagon, and it has been a privilege over the course of my career to work alongside him and watch him develop into one of our country's most knowledgeable, dedicated, and experienced public servants, i know he will strengthen our Army, build on its best traditions, and prepare our ground forces to confront a new generation of challenges.

3. Htin Lin Aung:

   The CRPH is going to form a government in the very near future. And the government will have its own army. We have been talking to ethnic armed groups and we have the right to defend ourselves. The people have the right to defend ourselves.

4. Zhang Hongzhou:

   With rising tensions in the South China Sea, Tanmen fishermen's important role in strengthening China's claims in the disputed waters and supporting the People's Liberation Army navy are recognized by the Chinese government, as a result, authorities have turned a blind eye.

5. Gustav Schwarzenegger:

   [My father] was injured at Leningrad and the Nazi army he was part of did vicious harm to the great city and to its brave people, when my father arrived in Leningrad, he was all pumped up on the lies of his government.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=army
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Army
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=army
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/army
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=army
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=army
9. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=army
10. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=army
11. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
12. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html