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naval

adjective
adjective
BrE BrE//ˈneɪvl//
; NAmE NAmE//ˈneɪvl//
The navy
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connected with the navy of a country a naval base/officer/battle the country’s naval forces Oxford Collocations DictionaryNaval is used with these nouns: academy, architect, architecture, … See full entry See related entries: The navy Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin navalis, from navis ‘ship’.
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