navy blue
A dark blue colorA dark blue color.
» Mary was wearing a navy blue dress.
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)A dark blue color.
Marineblau
си́нийsínij
a dark shade of blue
Examples
10 sentencesMary was wearing a navy blue dress.
Mary was wearing a navy blue skirt.
deMaria trug einen marineblauen Rock. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He bought a very nice navy blue suit.
Layla had a navy-blue dress on.
I'm looking for a navy blue raincoat, size 36.
Translations
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Origin
So called because it was the color of the British naval uniform.So called because it was the color of the British naval uniform.
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Forms
plural: navy blues| Singular | navy blue |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.