adj · name · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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nā'vəl
/ˈneɪvəl/
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homophone: navel
rhymes with -eɪvəl
CMU ARPABET:N EY1 V AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to a navy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of or relating to ships in general.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: nautical, transport
Examples
naval architect
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
name
Meaning 3
A surname
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
name
Meaning 4
A municipality, the capital of Biliran, Eastern Visayas, Philippines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
connected with or belonging to or used in a navy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
naval history
naval commander
naval vessels
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English naval, from Middle French naval, from Latin nāvālis; equivalent to navy + -al.
Across languages
Translations
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
вае́нна-марскі́
(vajénna-marskí)
— of or relating to a navy
Bulgarian:
вое́нно мо́рски
(voénno mórski)
— of or relating to a navy
Catalan:
naval
— of or relating to a navy
Finnish:
laivasto-
— of or relating to a navy
Finnish:
merivoimien
— of or relating to a navy
French:
naval
— of or relating to a navy
Galician:
naval
— of or relating to a navy
German:
Marine-
— of or relating to a navy
Hebrew:
יַמִּי
(yamí)
— of or relating to a navy
Hebrew:
יַמִּי צְבָאִי
(yamí tsvaí)
— of or relating to a navy
Hebrew:
צִיִּי
(tsiyi)
— of or relating to a navy
Hindi:
नौसैनिक
(nausainik)
— of or relating to a navy
Ido:
navala
— of or relating to a navy
Italian:
navale
— of or relating to a navy
Latin:
classarius
— of or relating to a navy
Portuguese:
naval
— of or relating to a navy
Romanian:
naval
— of or relating to a navy
Russian:
вое́нно-морско́й
(vojénno-morskój)
— of or relating to a navy
Spanish:
naval
— of or relating to a navy
Swedish:
örlogs-
— of or relating to a navy
Swedish:
sjö-
— of or relating to a navy
Swedish:
flott-
— of or relating to a navy
Ukrainian:
військо́во-морськи́й
(vijsʹkóvo-morsʹkýj)
— of or relating to a navy
Vietnamese:
hải quân
— of or relating to a navy
Volapük:
marenik
— of or relating to a navy
Belarusian:
карабе́льны
(karabjélʹny)
— of or relating to ships
Finnish:
laiva-
— of or relating to ships
Ancient Greek:
ναυτικός
(nautikós)
— of or relating to ships
Hebrew:
יַמִּי
(yamí)
— of or relating to ships
Italian:
navale
— of or relating to ships
Italian:
nautico
— of or relating to ships
Russian:
корабе́льный
(korabélʹnyj)
— of or relating to ships
Ukrainian:
корабе́льний
(korabélʹnyj)
— of or relating to ships
