army
/ˈɑːmi/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈɑːmi/
army
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Open ah vowel
- Ending
- Final y vowel sound
ar - my -> army
Myanmar meaning
Full entry
၁။ (က) [CGp] စစ်တပ်။ ကြည်းတပ်။
The two armies fought for control of the town. (ခ) the army [sing] တပ်မတော်။ go into/ be in/ join/ leave the army ❍ army life.
၂။ (က) [CGp] လူ၊ တိရစ္ဆာန် (အစု၊ အအုပ်)။ an army of advisers/officials/ants ❍ the growing army of homeless young people.
(ခ) တပ်အသွင် ဖွဲ့စည်း လေ့ကျင့်ထားသော လူစု။ တပ်။
an army of volunteers/ workmen ❍ the Salvation Army.
More examples
- After leaving school, he joined the army.
- Both of her sons are in the army.
- The British Army has been involved in peacekeeping operations.
- An army officer/colonel
- [army of] : Armies of rescue workers are sorting through the rubble.
- [army of] : She was surrounded by an army of adoring fans.
- The growing army of the unemployed
Synonyms
military, armed forces, defense force, militia, territorial army, soldiers, armed force, array, artillery, band, battalion, battery, brigade, cavalry, cloud, column, command, company, corps, crowd, detail, division, flight, flock, formation, horde, host, infantry, legion, mass, militaristic, military force, mob, multitude, noncivil, outfit, pack, patrol unit, platoon, regiment, scores, soldierly, soldiery, squad, swarm, throng, troops, unit, warmongering, wing
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