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na⋅vy

  [ney-vee]
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–noun, plural -vies.
1. the whole body of warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler.
2. (often initial capital letter) the complete body of such warships together with their officers and enlisted personnel, equipment, yards, etc., constituting the sea power of a nation.
3. (often initial capital letter) the department of government charged with its management.
4. navy blue.
5. Archaic. a fleet of ships.
Origin:
1300–50; ME navie < MF < VL *navia, equiv. to L nāv(is) ship + -ia -y 3
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na·vy   (nā'vē)   
n.   pl. na·vies

  1. All of a nation's warships.

  2. often Navy A nation's entire military organization for sea warfare and defense, including vessels, personnel, and shore establishments.

  3. A group of ships; a fleet.

  4. Navy blue.


[Middle English, from Old French navie, from Latin nāvigia, pl. of nāvigium, ship, from nāvigāre, to sail; see navigate.]
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navy 
c.1330, "fleet of ships, especially for purposes of war," from O.Fr. navie "fleet, ship," from L. navigia, pl. of navigium "vessel, boat," from navis "ship" (see naval). Meaning "a nation's collective, organized sea power" is from 1540. The O.E. words were sciphere (usually of Viking invaders) and scipfierd (usually of the home defenses). Navy blue was the color of the British naval uniform.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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