adj · 4 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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/stɹəˈti.dʒɪk/
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India:/ˈsʈræː.ʈe.dʒɪk/
rhymes with -iːdʒɪk
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to strategy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: strategical, strategetic, strategetical
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of or relating to military operations that are more large-scale or long-range than local or tactical ones.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
a strategic nuclear weapon
a strategic bomber aircraft
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
relating to or concerned with strategy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
strategic weapon
the islands are of strategic importance
strategic considerations
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: strategical
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
highly important to or an integral part of a strategy or plan of action especially in war
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a strategic chess move
strategic withdrawal
strategic bombing missions
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Ancient Greek στρατηγικός (stratēgikós, “of or for a general", also "a treatise on strategy”), from στρατηγός (stratēgós, “the leader or commander of an army, a general”), from στρατός (stratós, “army”) + ἄγω (ágō, “I lead, I conduct”).
Across languages
Translations
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
إِسْتِرَاتِيجِيّ
(ʔistirātījiyy)
— of or pertaining to strategy
Armenian:
ռազմավարական
(ṙazmavarakan)
— of or pertaining to strategy
Asturian:
estratéxicu
— of or pertaining to strategy
Azerbaijani:
strateji
— of or pertaining to strategy
Azerbaijani:
sövqülceyşi
— of or pertaining to strategy
Belarusian:
стратэгі́чны
(stratehíčny)
— of or pertaining to strategy
Bulgarian:
стратеги́чески
(strategíčeski)
— of or pertaining to strategy
Catalan:
estratègic
— of or pertaining to strategy
Chinese Mandarin:
戰略的 /战略的
(zhànlüè de)
— of or pertaining to strategy
Czech:
strategický
— of or pertaining to strategy
Dutch:
strategisch
— of or pertaining to strategy
Finnish:
strateginen
— of or pertaining to strategy
French:
stratégique
— of or pertaining to strategy
Galician:
estratéxico
— of or pertaining to strategy
German:
strategisch
— of or pertaining to strategy
Greek:
στρατηγικός
(stratigikós)
— of or pertaining to strategy
Hindi:
सामरिक
(sāmrik)
— of or pertaining to strategy
Hungarian:
stratégiai
— of or pertaining to strategy
Hungarian:
hadászati
— of or pertaining to strategy
Indonesian:
strategis
— of or pertaining to strategy
Italian:
strategico
— of or pertaining to strategy
Japanese:
戦略的な
(senryakuteki na)
— of or pertaining to strategy
Malay:
strategik
— of or pertaining to strategy
Occitan:
estrategic
— of or pertaining to strategy
Persian:
راهبردی
(râhbordi)
— of or pertaining to strategy
Persian:
استراتژیک
(esterâtežik)
— of or pertaining to strategy
Persian:
سوقالجیشی
(sowq-ol-jeyši)
— of or pertaining to strategy
Polish:
strategiczny
— of or pertaining to strategy
Portuguese:
estratégico
— of or pertaining to strategy
Romanian:
strategic
— of or pertaining to strategy
Russian:
стратеги́ческий
(strategíčeskij)
— of or pertaining to strategy
Scottish Gaelic:
ro-innleachdail
— of or pertaining to strategy
Spanish:
estratégico
— of or pertaining to strategy
Swedish:
strategisk
— of or pertaining to strategy
Tajik:
роҳбурдӣ
(rohburdi)
— of or pertaining to strategy
Tajik:
стратегӣ
(strategi)
— of or pertaining to strategy
Tajik:
савқулҷайшӣ
(savquljayši)
— of or pertaining to strategy
Telugu:
వ్యూహాత్మక
(vyūhātmaka)
— of or pertaining to strategy
Thai:
ยุทธศาสตร์
(yút-tá-sàat)
— of or pertaining to strategy
Turkish:
stratejik
— of or pertaining to strategy
Turkish:
sevkülceyşî
— of or pertaining to strategy
Ukrainian:
стратегі́чний
(stratehíčnyj)
— of or pertaining to strategy