military

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈmɪl.ɪ.trɪ/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈmɪl.ɪ.tɛr.i/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: mi‧li‧tary

Adjective

Positive military

Comparative more military

Superlative most military

Soldiers driving a military vehicle

1. If something is military, it is a characteristic of people in the armed forces.

   Sick soldiers go to the military hospital.

2. (US) If something is military, it is about armed forces such as the army, marines, navy, or air force.
3. If something is military, it has to do with war.
4. If something is military, it has to do with armies and ground troops.

Noun

Singular military

Plural militaries or military

1. (countable) A military is armed forces.
2. (US); (with "the") The military is the United States armed forces in general.

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

Related words

army navy air force marines militia militaria militarily

militarize / militarise militant militancy nonmilitary militarism militarist military police military service