Meaning

noun an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare

noun a dark shade of blue

noun the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces

originFrom Middle English nave, navye, from Anglo-Norman, Old French navie, from Latin nāvigia < nāvigium, from Latin nāvigō, nāvis (“boat”), from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us. Compare Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs, “ship”), Persian ناو (nâv, “boat, warship”), Sanskrit नाव (nāva, “ship”), Old English nōwend (“mariner, sailor”). By surface analysis, Latin nav- + -y. Displaced native Old English sċiphere…

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