Phrase guide

military parade

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A show of troops, an assembly of troops as a show of force, to receive orders, or especially for inspection at set times.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, military, politics, war

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Clarifying the specific sense of parade intended, once public processions became the more common sense of the word.

Across languages

Translations

46 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Abkhaz: агәа́ҭара (agwátara) — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Armenian: զորահանդես (zorahandes) — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Armenian: զորատես (zorates) — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Azerbaijani: hərbi parad — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Belarusian: вае́нны пара́д (vajénny parád) — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Belarusian: вайско́вы пара́д (vajskóvy parád) — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Bulgarian: вое́нен пара́д (voénen parád) — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Chinese Mandarin: 閱兵 /阅兵 (yuèbīng) — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Chinese Mandarin: 閱兵式 /阅兵式 (yuèbīngshì) — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Czech: vojenská přehlídka — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Dutch: militaire parade — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Estonian: sõjaväeparaad — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • French: défilé militaire — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • French: parade militaire — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Georgian: სამხედრო პარადი (samxedro ṗaradi) — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • German: Militärparade — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • German: Heerschau — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • German: Revue — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • German: Aufmarsch — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Greek: στρατιωτική παρέλαση (stratiotikí parélasi) — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Hungarian: díszszemle — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Indonesian: parade militer — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Italian: parata militare — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Japanese: 観兵式 (kanpeishiki) — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Kazakh: әскери парад (äskeri parad) — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Khmer: ក្បួនដង្ហែយោធា (kbuən dɑnghae yoothiə) — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Korean: 열병식 (yeolbyeongsik) — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Malay: perarakan tentera — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Norwegian Bokmål: militærparade — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: militæropptog — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Ossetian: парад (parad) — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Iranian Persian: رِژِهٔ نِظامی (reže-ye nezâmi) — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Polish: defilada wojskowa — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Romanian: paradă militară — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Romanian: defilare — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Russian: вое́нный пара́д (vojénnyj parád) — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Russian: смотр (smotr) — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Serbo-Croatian: војна парада — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Serbo-Croatian: vojna parada — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Slovak: vojenská prehliadka — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Swedish: militärparad — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Thai: สวนสนาม (sǔuan-sà-nǎam) — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Turkish: askerî tören — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Ukrainian: військо́вий пара́д (vijsʹkóvyj parád) — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Vietnamese: duyệt binh — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Vietnamese: diễu binh — a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade