"camelry" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkæ.məl.ɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: camelries [plural]
Etymology: From camel + -ry, modelled after cavalry. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|camel|ry}} camel + -ry, {{m|en|cavalry}} cavalry Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} camelry (countable and uncountable, plural camelries)
  1. (military) A military arm of service that fights while riding camels. Wikipedia link: camelry Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-camelry-en-noun-zLv7D8aZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ry Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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