military

[ mil-i-ter-ee ]
/ ˈmɪl ɪˌtɛr i /

adjective

noun, plural mil·i·tar·ies, mil·i·tar·y.

the military,
  1. the military establishment of a nation; the armed forces.
  2. military personnel, especially commissioned officers, taken collectively: the bar, the press, and the military.

Origin of military

1575–85; < Latin mīlitāri(s), equivalent to mīlit- (stem of mīles) soldier + -āris -ary

SYNONYMS FOR military

3 soldierly, soldierlike, martial.

OTHER WORDS FROM military

Words nearby military

militant tendency, militaria, militarism, militarist, militarize, military, military academy, military attaché, military brush, military covenant, military engineering

British Dictionary definitions for promilitary (1 of 2)

promilitary
/ (prəʊˈmɪlɪtərɪ, -ˈmɪlɪtrɪ) /

adjective

in favour of or supporting military organizations, operations, or action

British Dictionary definitions for promilitary (2 of 2)

military
/ (ˈmɪlɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

of or relating to the armed forces (esp the army), warlike matters, etc
of, characteristic of, or about soldiers

noun plural -taries or -tary

the military the armed services (esp the army)

Derived forms of military

militarily, adverb

Word Origin for military

C16: via French from Latin mīlitāris, from mīles soldier