army

Meaning

1. A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations.
2. A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations.
3. (capitalized, often) A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations.
4. The governmental agency in charge of a state's army.
5. (figuratively) A large group of people working toward the same purpose.
6. (figuratively) A large group of social animals working toward the same purpose.
7. (figuratively) Any multitude.
8. The military as a whole.

Synonyms

troops

military

host

armed forces

forces

troop

military force

legion

battalion

soldier

unit

soldiers

force

crowd

bevy

war

hordes

armed force

drove

shoal

military forces

battery

🔋

ground forces

soldiery

regular army

swarm

pack

company

band

pride

team

legions

horde

gang

group

flock

infantry

armada

herd

corps

mob

militia

clump

cloud

☁️

clamour

circle

⭕

bike

🚲

chowder

cavalry

bed

🛏️

Translations

armée

ejército

Armee

esercito

exército

Heer

leger

στρατός

exèrcit

Militär

armata

ordu

exercitus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɑː.miː/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: armee

In summary

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.

Sentences

Osulf began to gather an army .

A later investigation by the Rwandan government blamed Hutu extremists in the Rwandan army .