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armada

/ɑːˈmɑːdə/ noun

Latin root: armāta Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about armada at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A large fleet.

Origin

Borrowed from Spanish armada (“fleet, navy”), from Medieval Latin armāta, from the feminine past participle of Latin armō, from arma. Doublet of army.

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