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English

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IPA: /ˈmɪlɪtəri/
An audio transcript can be found at en-us-military.ogg

Adjective

Having to do with armed forces such as the army, Marine Corps, navy and air force. (US English meaning only)
Having to do with armies specifically, although recent usage has led to some blurring of the meaning with the US English specific meaning (non US English meanings)
: There are military options, but we would like to try diplomacy first.

Translations

Czech: {{t-|cs|vojenský|m}}
Finnish: , sotilas-, sota-
French: militaire (1,2)
German: militärisch (1,2)

Japanese: 軍事的な (ぐんじてきな, gunjitekina)(1,2)
Latin: {{t+|la|militaris|alt=mīlitāris}}

Noun

armed forces|Armed forces.
U.S. armed forces in general, including the Marine Corps.
: It's not the job of the military to make policy.

Translations

Chinese: 军事 (jūn shì)
Finnish: ,
French: {{t+|fr|armée|f}}, {{t+|fr|troupes|fpl}}
German: Militär :de:Militär|(de), n.; Armee :de:Armee|(de), f.; Heer

Japanese: 軍事 (ぐんじ, gunji)
Latin: {{t-|la|militia|f|alt=mīlitia}}
Slovene: {{t+|sl|vojska|f}}
Spanish: {{t+|es|ejército|m}}

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Military \Mil"i*ta*ry\, a. [L. militaris, militarius, from
miles, militis, soldier: cf. F. militaire.]
[1913 Webster]
1. 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.
[1913 Webster]

Nor do I, as an enemy to peace,
Troop in the throngs of military men. --Shak.
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2. Performed or made by soldiers; as, a military election; a
military expedition. --Bacon.
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Military law. See Martial law, under Martial.

Military order. (a) A command proceeding from a military
superior.
(b) An association of military persons under a bond of
certain peculiar rules; especially, such an
association of knights in the Middle Ages, or a body
in modern times taking a similar form, membership of
which confers some distinction.

Military tenure, tenure of land, on condition of performing
military service.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Military \Mil"i*ta*ry\, n. [Cf. F. militaire.]
The whole body of soldiers; soldiery; militia; troops; the
army.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet military
adj 1: of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare;
"military law"
2: characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the
military; "military uniforms" [ant: unmilitary]
3: associated with or performed by armed services as contrasted
with civilians; "military police" [ant: civilian]
n : 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" [syn: {armed
forces}, armed services, military machine, {war
machine}]

Moby Dictionary
aggressive , air force , antagonistic , armed force , armed forces ,
armed service , army , array , battling , bellicose , belligerent ,
bloodthirsty , bloody , bloody-minded , career soldiers , chauvinist ,
chauvinistic , combative , contentious , enemy , ferocious , fierce ,
fighting , fighting machine , forces , full of fight , ground forces ,
ground troops , hawkish , host , hostile , inimical , jingo , jingoish ,
jingoist , jingoistic , legions , martial , militant , militaristic ,
military establishment , naval , navy , occupation force , offensive ,
paratroops , pugnacious , quarrelsome , rank and file , ranks ,
regular army , regulars , saber-rattling , sanguinary , sanguineous ,
savage , scrappy , service , ski troops , soldierlike , soldierly ,
soldiery , standing army , storm troops , the line , the military ,
trigger-happy , troops , truculent , unfriendly , unpacific ,
unpeaceable , unpeaceful , warlike , warmongering , warring

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