Armee
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Early 16th century, borrowed from Middle French armee. Compare Modern French armée, English army.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Armee f (genitive Armee, plural Armeen)
- army (large tactical contingent consisting of several divisions)
- der Untergang der 6. Armee in Stalingrad
- the downfall of the 6th Army in Stalingrad
- military; a country’s armed forces as a whole; particularly of countries where a cognate term is commonly used in this sense, e.g. France
- Synonyms: Militär, Streitkräfte
- (chiefly archaic) army; ground forces; now only of countries where a cognate term is commonly used in this sense, e.g. the U.S.
- Synonyms: Heer, Landstreitkräfte
Declension[edit]
Declension of Armee [feminine]
Hyponyms[edit]
- Invasionsarmee (“invading army”)
- Rebellenarmee (“rebel army”)
Descendants[edit]
- → Estonian: armee
Further reading[edit]
- “Armee” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Armee” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Armee” in Duden online
- Armee on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Plautdietsch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Armee f (plural Armeeen)
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