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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.
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Origin:
1585–95; < L nāvālis, equiv. to nāv(is) ship + -ālis -al 1

Related forms:
na⋅val⋅ly, adverb
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na·val   (nā'vəl)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to ships or shipping. See Synonyms at nautical.

  2. Of or relating to a navy.

  3. Having a navy: a great naval power.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin nāvālis, from nāvis, ship; see nāu- in Indo-European roots.]
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Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

naval 
1602, 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").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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