"army" meaning in English

See army in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɑː.mi/ [UK], /ˈɑr.mi/ [US] Audio: en-us-army.ogg [US], en-uk-army.ogg [UK] Forms: army [singular], armies [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|army|armies}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The people and organisation, normally in a government, which fights wars.
    Sense id: simple-army-en-noun-08n~Xd-7 Categories (other): Military
  2. A large number of people working towards the same thing.
    Sense id: simple-army-en-noun-SFoK3ZOp
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