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naval

[ ney-vuhl ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to warships:

    a naval battle; naval strength.

  2. of or relating to ships of all kinds:

    naval architecture; naval engineer.

  3. belonging to, pertaining to, or connected with a navy:

    naval affairs.

  4. possessing a navy:

    the great naval powers.



naval

/ ˈԱɪə /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, characteristic of, or having a navy
  2. of or relating to ships; nautical
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Other Word Forms

  • Բv· adverb
  • ԴDz·Բv adjective
  • ·Բv adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of naval1

First recorded in 1585–95; from Latin 屹, equivalent to 屹() “ship” + - -al 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of naval1

C16: from Latin 屹, from ship; related to Greek naus, Old Norse ō ship, Sanskrit nau
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“Mexico is and always will be a great country,” Sheinbaum told a stadium filled with smartly dressed naval officers.

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It has also reduced the number of diplomats in the Indian High Commission in Islamabad to 30 and asked Indian defence, naval and air advisers to leave Pakistan before 30 April.

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The initiative came as South Africa faced a backlash from then-US President Joe Biden's administration, which questioned its professed neutrality in the conflict after it held a naval exercise with Russia and China.

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The George W. Bush administration went on to hold upwards of 800 men and boys in the U.S. military prison at the Guantánamo Bay naval base without charge, access to counsel, or judicial review.

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In 2018, the Belgian federal parliament voted to dock his monthly allowance for a year after he attended a Chinese embassy reception without government permission, in full naval uniform.

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