Definitions for military
ˈmɪl ɪˌtɛr imil·i·tary

Princeton's WordNet(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine(adj)

   the military forces of a nation

   "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

2. military(adj)

   of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare

   "military law"

3. military(adj)

   characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the military

   "military uniforms"

4. military(adj)

   associated with or performed by members of the armed services as contrasted with civilians

   "military police"

Wiktionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. military(Noun)

   Armed forces.

   He spent six years in the military.

   Etymology: From militaire, from militarius, from militis.

2. military(Noun)

   U.S. armed forces in general, including the Marine Corps.

   It's not the job of the military to make policy.

   Etymology: From militaire, from militarius, from militis.

3. military(Adjective)

   Characteristic of members of the armed forces.

   Etymology: From militaire, from militarius, from militis.

4. military(Adjective)

   Relating to armed forces such as the army, marines, navy and air force (often as distinguished from civilians or police forces).

   Etymology: From militaire, from militarius, from militis.

5. military(Adjective)

   Relating to war.

   Etymology: From militaire, from militarius, from militis.

6. military(Adjective)

   Relating to armies or ground forces.

   Etymology: From militaire, from militarius, from militis.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Military(adj)

   of or pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or to war; belonging to, engaged in, or appropriate to, the affairs of war; as, a military parade; military discipline; military bravery; military conduct; military renown

   Etymology: [L. militaris, militarius, from miles, militis, soldier: cf. F. militaire.]

2. Military(adj)

   performed or made by soldiers; as, a military election; a military expedition

   Etymology: [L. militaris, militarius, from miles, militis, soldier: cf. F. militaire.]

3. Military(noun)

   the whole body of soldiers; soldiery; militia; troops; the army

   Etymology: [L. militaris, militarius, from miles, militis, soldier: cf. F. militaire.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. military

   Pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or to war; having to do with the affairs of war; as, a military parade or appearance; military discipline. Engaged in the service of soldiers or arms; as, a military man. Warlike; becoming a soldier; as, military bravery, military virtue. Derived from the service or exploits of a soldier; as, military renown. Conformable to the customs or rules of armies or militia; as, the conduct of the officer was not military. Performed or made by soldiers; as, a military election.

2. military

   The whole body of soldiers; soldiery; militia; the army.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'military' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #874

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'military' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3179

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'military' in Adjectives Frequency: #105

Anagrams for military »

1. limitary

How to pronounce military?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of military in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of military in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of military in a Sentence

1. Ramon Rangel:

   We have to find a way to get rid of the fear, to go out into the streets, to protest, and to seek a military union to change this political system, it's time to rise up.

2. Suyash Dixit:

   The route that I took is under Egyptian military (it is an international border) and is an area of terrorists so military have 'shoot at sight'orders, but, if your Bucket List ideas are not scary enough then they are not worth trying! You need permissions to even enter the route to this place. Suyash Dixit planted a flag to establish the.

3. Sasinan Thamnithinan from Thai Lawyers:

   But the military has been able to do anything, the military arrests you, gets your Facebook and other passwords, accesses them, prints things out and gets you to sign that it’s yours. After that they go to the court, get a warrant, and then they send you to the police.

4. Sergei Lavrov:

   The military of the two countries have agreed to coordinate their actions through a working mechanism in Amman, capital of Jordan, we think that other states that participate in the anti- terrorist fight can join this mechanism as well.

5. David Yepsen:

   He will have to answer questions about Iran and nuclear weapons and Afghanistan and the size of the (U.S.) military and all those things.

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