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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRegular Army
/ˈrɛɡ.jə.lər ˈɑːr.mi/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A permanent, professional military force maintained by a nation.
"The country relies on its Regular Army for national defense and peacekeeping missions." - 2
The main body of a nation's military, as opposed to reserve or auxiliary forces.
"During the conflict, the Regular Army was deployed to secure the borders."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'Regular Army' originates from the early 19th century, combining 'regular', derived from the Latin 'regulare' meaning 'to rule', and 'army', from the Latin 'armata', meaning 'armed'. It evolved to denote a permanent, professional military force as opposed to temporary or irregular troops.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Regular Army" is said worldwide
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Armée régulière
Transliteration: aʁme ʁeɡyljɛʁ
"Le pays dépend de son Armée régulière pour la défense nationale."
Reguläre Armee
Transliteration: ʁeɡuˈlɛːʁə aʁˈmeː
"Das Land verlässt sich auf seine reguläre Armee zur nationalen Verteidigung."
Esercito regolare
Transliteration: eˈzɛrʧito reɡoˈlaːre
"Il paese fa affidamento sul suo esercito regolare per la difesa nazionale."
Ejército regular
Transliteration: eˈxeɾsito reɡuˈlaɾ
"El país confía en su ejército regular para la defensa nacional."
Exército regular
Transliteration: eˈzɛʁsitu ʁeɡuˈlaʁ
"O país conta com seu exército regular para a defesa nacional."
नियमित सेना
Transliteration: niyamit sena
"देश अपनी नियमित सेना पर राष्ट्रीय रक्षा के लिए निर्भर करता है।"
常备军
Transliteration: cháng bèi jūn
"国家依赖其常备军进行国防。"
정규군
Transliteration: jeonggyugun
"국가는 국방을 위해 정규군에 의존합니다."
常備軍
Transliteration: jōbi-gun
"国は国防のために常備軍に依存しています。"
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