naval
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adj
name
Freq #7204
Meanings
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adj
connected with or belonging to or used in a navy
naval history
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adj
Of or relating to a navy.
Conditions were horrendous aboard most British naval vessels at the time. Scurvy and other diseases ran rampant, killing more seamen each year than all other causes combined, including combat.
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adj
Of or relating to ships in general.
naval architect
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name
A surname
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name
A municipality, the capital of Biliran, Eastern Visayas, Philippines.
Etymology
From Middle English naval, from Middle French naval, from Latin nāvālis; equivalent to navy + -al.
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Word family
Derived forms
antinavalinternavalnadepnavalesenavalismnavalistnavalisticnavallynonnavalpronaval
Related forms
navy