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na·val

   [ney-vuhl]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to warships: a naval battle; naval strength.
2.
of or pertaining to ships of all kinds: naval architecture; naval engineer.
3.
belonging to, pertaining to, or connected with a navy: naval affairs.
4.
possessing a navy: the great naval powers.
Origin:
1585–95; < Latin nāvālis, equivalent to nāv(is) ship + -ālis -al1

Related forms
na·val·ly, adverb
non·na·val, adjective
pre·na·val, adjective
pro·na·val, adjective

Can be confused: 1. knave, naval, nave (see synonym note at knave); 2. naval, navel; 3. naval, nautical.
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naval (ˈneɪvəl)
 
—adj
1.  of, relating to, characteristic of, or having a navy
2.  of or relating to ships; nautical
 
[C16: from Latin nāvālis, from nāvis ship; related to Greek naus, Old Norse nōr ship, Sanskrit nau]

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naval
c.1600, from L. navalis "pertaining to a ship or ships," from navis "ship," from PIE *nau- "boat" (cf. Skt. nauh, acc. navam "ship, boat;" Arm. nav "ship;" Gk. naus "ship," nautes "sailor;" O.Ir. nau "ship;" Welsh noe "a flat vessel;" O.N. nor "ship").
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