army

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɑː.mi/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɑr.mi/
• SAMPA: /"A:(r)mi/

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• Hyphenation: ar‧my

Noun

Singular army

Plural armies

Army people (soldiers)

1. (countable) (military) The people and organisation, normally in a government, which fights wars.

   The army fought in Iraq.

   He joined the army when he was 19.

2. (figurative) A large number of people working towards the same thing.

   It took an army of people to build that bridge.