# navy

Pronunciation: say "NAY-vee" /ˈneɪvi/

## Noun

1. A country's military force that fights at sea, including its ships, its people, and the department that runs it.
   - Simple: The part of a country's armed forces that fights at sea, with its ships and sailors.
   - _The navy deployed a carrier group to patrol the contested waters._
   - _Several rival nations expanded their navies during the arms race._
2. A dark blue color, the deep shade usually called navy blue.
   - Simple: A very dark shade of blue, close to black.
   - _She painted the bedroom walls a deep navy._
   - _The team's uniforms are a rich navy with gold trim._

## Adjective

3. Of a deep, dark blue color.
   - Simple: Being a very dark blue, almost like black.
   - _The designer chose navy curtains to ground the bright room._
   - _Guests arrived in navy suits and crisp white shirts._
4. Belonging to the navy, or having the qualities typical of it.
   - Simple: Belonging to a country's navy, or acting the way people in the navy do.
   - _Their navy heritage shaped the way the family talked about duty._
   - _Years after leaving the service, he still runs his home with navy discipline._

## Noun

5. Any fleet of ships, especially the entire fleet belonging to a particular nation, whether commercial, military, or both. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Any group of ships, especially all the ships of one country.

## Origin

From Middle English nave or navye, borrowed through Anglo-Norman and Old French navie from Latin nāvigia (from nāvigium), related to nāvigō and nāvis ("boat"), from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us. It is related to Ancient Greek naûs ("ship"), Sanskrit nāva ("ship"), and Persian nâv ("boat, warship"), and it replaced the native Old English sċiphere (literally "ship army").

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