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armada

 
Dictionary: ar·ma·da   (är-mä'də, -mā'-) pronunciation
 
n.
  1. A fleet of warships.
  2. A large group of moving things: an armada of ants crossing the lawn.

[Spanish, from Medieval Latin armāta. See army.]


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: A fleet of war ships.

pronunciation The full armada docked at the port.

 
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Armada may refer to:

Naval / military

Historic

  • The Spanish Armada or Great Armada, an unsuccessful attempted invasion of England by Spain in 1588
  • The English Armada or Counter Armada, an unsuccessful English naval campaign in 1589 aimed at capturing Lisbon and other coastal towns from Spain
  • The Armada of 1779 or Other Armada, an unsuccessful attempted invasion of England by France and Spain in 1779
  • HMS Armada, name of two ships in the British Royal Navy

National Navies

Armed Forces

Products

Groups and companies

Other uses


 
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - armada, stor flåde

Nederlands (Dutch)
armada, vloot

Français (French)
n. - Armada

Deutsch (German)
n. - Armada

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ναυτ.) αρμάδα, στόλος

Italiano (Italian)
armata

Português (Portuguese)
n. - armada (f) (Mil.), frota (f) de navios de guerra (Mil.), esquadra (f) de aviões (Mil.)

Русский (Russian)
армада

Español (Spanish)
n. - armada

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - armada

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
舰队

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 艦隊

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 함대

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 艦隊, 大編成部隊, 無敵艦隊

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الأرمادا, الأرمادا التي لا تقهر أسطول حربي اسباني لمحاربه الإنجليز, قهوه عظيمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צי, ארמדה‬


 
 

 

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