Meaning

4 senses
  1. (not comparable, usually)Characteristic of members of the armed forces.

    She was dishonorably discharged from all military duties.

    Militär-, militärisch, Kriegs-

    вое́нныйvojénnyj, во́инскийvóinskij, войсково́йvojskovój

    воє́ннийvojénnyj, військо́вийvijsʹkóvyj, во́їнськийvójinsʹkyj

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

  2. (Canada, US, not comparable, usually)Relating to armed forces such as the army, marines, navy and air force (often as distinguished from civilians or police forces).

    If you join a military force, you may end up killing people.

    вое́нныйvojénnyj

    воє́ннийvojénnyj

  3. (not comparable, usually)Relating to war.

    Kriegs-

    вое́нныйvojénnyj

    воє́ннийvojénnyj

    of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare

  4. (not comparable, usually)Relating to armies or ground forces.

    вое́нныйvojénnyj

    воє́ннийvojénnyj

Examples

528 sentences
  1. Was your dad in the military?

    Твій тато служив в армії? — deniko

  2. The site is used for military purposes.

    Це місце використовується у військових цілях. — deniko

    deDer Platz wird für militärische Zwecke benutzt. — Tamy

  3. Have you served in the military?

  4. The military police came after Tom.

  5. Was your Tom in the military?

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
characteristic of members of the armed forces:
Русский
By meaning 1
characteristic of members of the armed forces:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
characteristic of members of the armed forces:

Origin

From Middle English militari, from Old French militaire, from Latin mīlitāris, from mīles

From Middle English militari, from Old French militaire, from Latin mīlitāris, from mīles (“soldier”) + -āris (whence -ary). Doublet of militaire.

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Forms

more military, most military
Comparativemore military Lesson
Superlativemost military Lesson

regular

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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