naval

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈneɪvəl/ See IPA manual

Homophones

navel /ˈneɪvəl/

Freq #7204

Meanings

1

adj
Connected with a navy or its ships.

He had a long career as a naval officer.
2

adj
Connected with ships in general.

She trained as a naval architect, designing ships.

Thesaurus

Word family

Derived forms antinavalinternavalnadepnavalesenavalismnavalistnavalisticnavallynonnavalpronaval

Related forms navy

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Phrases (1)

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naval installation
a military facility used to support a navy

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle English naval, from Middle French naval, from Latin nāvālis; equivalent to navy + -al.

naval Middle English nāvālis Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Maritime & Sailing

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# naval

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈneɪvəl/
**Frequency rank:** 7204

## Meanings
1. Connected with a navy or its ships.
2. Connected with ships in general.

## Examples
- He had a long career as a naval officer.
- She trained as a naval architect, designing ships.

## Derived Forms
- antinaval
- internaval
- nadep
- navalese
- navalism
- navalist
- navalistic
- navally
- nonnaval
- pronaval

## Related Forms
- navy

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: naval
- Root: nāvālis

## Etymology
From Middle English naval, from Middle French naval, from Latin nāvālis; equivalent to navy + -al.

## AI Etymology
Naval comes from Middle English naval, from Middle French naval, from Latin nāvālis; equivalent to navy + -al. In present-day English its meanings include connected with a navy or its ships and connected with ships in general. The historical chain runs through naval (Middle English), naval (Middle French), and nāvālis (Latin). Related and derived forms include navy, antinaval, internaval, and nadep.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Maritime & Sailing

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