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военный — meaning in English

voyennyy

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English meaning

  • belligerent adjective Hostile and aggressive; eager to fight or argue.
  • martial adj Relating to war, fighting, or the armed forces; warlike or military in character.
  • military adj Relating to soldiers, armies, or armed forces.
  • serviceman noun A man who serves in the armed forces.
  • soldier noun A person who serves in an army, especially one who is not an officer.

Senses

военный is used for these senses in English:

  • belligerent Of or pertaining to war.
  • man-of-war (military, archaic, except, humorous) A man whose occupation is fighting in wars; a soldier, a warrior.
  • martial (comparable) Of, relating to, or suggestive of war; warlike.
  • martial (comparable) Connected with or relating to armed forces or the profession of arms or military life.
  • military Characteristic of members of the armed forces.
  • military (North America) Relating to armed forces such as the army, marines, navy and air force (often as distinguished from civilians or police forces).
  • serviceman A man who serves in the armed forces.
  • soldier A member of a ground-based army, of any rank, but especially an enlisted member.

belligerent — full definition

  1. adjective Hostile and aggressive; eager to fight or argue.
  2. adjective Actually engaged in war; warring.
  3. noun A country or group actively fighting a war.

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