name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American, singular:/məˈɹinˌkɔɹ/
General-American, in-plural:/məˈɹinˌkɔɹz/
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1
name
Meaning 1
The United States Marine Corps; one of the major divisions of the US military.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: USMC, Marines
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
A military organization of marines, soldiers who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 3
Alternative letter-case form of marine corps.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
an amphibious division of the United States Navy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: United States Marine Corps, United States Marines, US Marine Corps, USMC
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Marines
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مُشَاة البَحْرِيَّة
(mušāt al-baḥriyya)
— military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Chinese:
海軍陸戰隊 /海军陆战队
— military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Chinese:
海軍陸戰隊 /海军陆战队
(hái-kun lio̍k-chiàn-tūi)
— military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Chinese:
海軍士兵隊 /海军士兵队
(hái-kun sū-phian-tūi)
— military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Chinese Mandarin:
海軍陸戰隊 /海军陆战队
(hǎijūn lùzhànduì)
— military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Chinese Mandarin:
陸戰隊 /陆战队
(lùzhànduì)
— military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Chinese Mandarin:
海軍士兵隊 /海军士兵队
(hǎijūn shìbīngduì)
— military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Danish:
marineinfanteri
— military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Dutch:
marinier
— military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Finnish:
merijalkaväki
— military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Finnish:
rannikkojalkaväki
— military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
French:
infanterie de marine
— military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
French:
troupes de marine
— military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
German:
Marine
— military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
German:
Marineinfanteriekorps
— military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
German:
Marineinfanterie
— military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Greek:
πεζοναύτες
(pezonáftes)
— military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Hindi:
नौसैनिक
(nausainik)
— military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Indonesian:
korps mariner
— military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Italian:
fanteria di marina
— military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Japanese:
海兵隊
(kaiheitai)
— military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Korean:
해병대
(haebyeongdae)
— military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Malay:
kor marin
— military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Polish:
piechota morska
— military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Portuguese:
infantaria de marinha
— military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Portuguese:
infantaria naval
— military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Russian:
морска́я пехо́та
(morskája pexóta)
— military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Russian:
ко́рпус морско́й пехо́ты
(kórpus morskój pexóty)
— military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Spanish:
infantería de marina
— military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Swedish:
marinkår
— military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Vietnamese:
thủy quân lục chiến
— military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Vietnamese:
lính thủy đánh bộ
— military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
