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militaire

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English

Etymology

From French militaire. Doublet of military.

Noun

militaire (plural militaires)

  1. 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.
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Adjective

militaire

  1. inflection of militair:
    1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
    2. definite neuter singular attributive
    3. plural attributive

French

Etymology

From Middle French militaire, borrowed from Latin mīlitāris.

Pronunciation

Adjective

militaire (plural militaires)

  1. (relational) military, militaristic

Derived terms

Noun

militaire m (plural militaires)

  1. military
  2. a soldier

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)

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Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mīlitāris.

Adjective

militaire m or f (plural militaires)

  1. military

Descendants

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