arsenal

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US /ˈɑrsənəl/ UK /ˈɑːsənəl/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
a store or collection of weapons and military equipment

The fortress held an arsenal large enough to supply an entire army.

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1 noun · a store or collection of... armory magazine depot stockpile cache store

Etymology

From Italian arsenale ('dockyard, depot'), from Arabic dār aṣ-ṣināʿa ('house of manufacture, workshop'), from dār ('house') and ṣināʿa ('craft, industry').

arsenale Italian dār aṣ-ṣināʿa Arabic

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# arsenal

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈɑrsənəl
**IPA (UK):** ˈɑːsənəl

## Meanings
1. a store or collection of weapons and military equipment

## Examples
- The fortress held an arsenal large enough to supply an entire army.

## Synonyms
- armory
- magazine
- depot
- stockpile
- cache
- store

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: arsenale
- Root: dār aṣ-ṣināʿa

## Etymology
From Italian arsenale ('dockyard, depot'), from Arabic dār aṣ-ṣināʿa ('house of manufacture, workshop'), from dār ('house') and ṣināʿa ('craft, industry').

## AI Etymology
Arsenal is a noun meaning "a store or collection of weapons and military equipment". Historically, it is from Italian arsenale ('dockyard, depot'), from Arabic dār aṣ-ṣināʿa ('house of manufacture, workshop'), from dār ('house') and ṣināʿa ('craft, industry'). The historical chain links Italian arsenale with Arabic dār aṣ-ṣināʿa. This keeps the modern noun sense tied to the older forms and language sequence behind it.

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- Shopping & Services
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