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10 Language-to-English DictionariesArmory
/ˈɑːrməri/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A place where weapons and military equipment are stored.
"The soldiers gathered at the armory to prepare for the upcoming drill." - 2
A collection of weapons or military equipment.
"The museum displayed an impressive armory from the 18th century."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English 'armorie', stemming from Old French 'armorerie', based on the Latin 'armamentarium' meaning a place for arms or equipment. Historically evolving from a medieval repository for coats of arms and armor into a modern facility for storing weapons and military equipment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Armory" is said worldwide
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armurerie
Transliteration: aʁ.my.ʁi
"Les soldats se sont rassemblés à l'armurerie pour se préparer."
Waffenlager
Transliteration: ˈva.fənˌlaː.ɡɐ
"Die Soldaten versammelten sich im Waffenlager zur Vorbereitung."
arsenale
Transliteration: ar.seˈna.le
"I soldati si sono riuniti all'arsenale per prepararsi."
arsenal
Transliteration: aɾ.seˈnal
"Los soldados se reunieron en el arsenal para prepararse."
arsenal
Transliteration: aʁ.seˈnaɫ
"Os soldados se reuniram no arsenal para se preparar."
शस्त्रागार
Transliteration: shastrāgār
"सैनिक शस्त्रागार में तैयारी के लिए इकट्ठा हुए।"
军械库
Transliteration: jūnxièkù
"士兵们在军械库集合以准备。"
무기고
Transliteration: mugigo
"병사들은 준비를 위해 무기고에 모였다."
武器庫
Transliteration: buki ko
"兵士たちは準備のために武器庫に集まりました。"
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