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navy (nā′vē)

noun pl. navies -·vies

  1. Archaic a fleet of ships
  2. all the warships of a nation
    1. the entire military sea force of a nation, including vessels, officers, men, stores, yards, etc.
    2. the governmental department in charge of this
  4. navy blue

Etymology: ME navie < OFr < VL *navia < L navis, a ship < IE base *nāus, boat (prob. dugout) > Sans nuh, boat, Gr naus, ship, ON nōr, ship

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