militaire

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English

Etymology

From French militaire. Doublet of military.

Noun

militaire (plural militaires)

A military man; a soldier.
- 1999, John Harmon McElroy, editor, The Sacrificial Years: A Chronicle of Walt Whitman's Experiences in the Civil War, page 29:
  There hangs something majestic about a man who has borne his part in battles, especially if he is very quiet regarding it when you desire him to unbosom. I am continually lost at the absence of blowing and blowers among these old-young American militaires.

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Adjective

militaire

inflection of militair:

French

Etymology

From Middle French militaire, borrowed from Latin mīlitāris.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mi.li.tɛʁ/
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Adjective

militaire (plural militaires)

(relational) military, militaristic

Derived terms

Noun

militaire m (plural militaires)

military
a soldier

Related terms

Descendants

→ Alemannic German: Militäär
→ Danish: militær
→ English: militaire
→ Estonian: militaar
→ German: Militär
→ Latvian: militārs
→ Norwegian: militær
→ Romanian: militar
→ Swedish: militär
→ West Frisian: militêr
→ Yiddish: מיליטער (militer)

Further reading

“militaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

limiterai, militerai

Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mīlitāris.

Adjective

militaire m or f (plural militaires)

military

Descendants

French: militaire
- → Alemannic German: Militäär
- → Danish: militær
- → English: militaire
- → Estonian: militaar
- → German: Militär
- → Latvian: militārs
- → Norwegian: militær
- → Romanian: militar
- → Swedish: militär
- → West Frisian: militêr
- → Yiddish: מיליטער (militer)
→ Dutch: militair
→ Middle English: militari
- English: military

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