armada
/ɑːˈmɑːdə/US/ɑɹˈmɑdə/
armada noun: a fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada.
Noun
armada (plural armadas)
- A fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada.
- Any large army or fleet of military vessels.
- A large flock of anything.
- An armada of insects attacked us every day at sunset.
- A group of newts.
- That honour belongs to a hairy-footed flower bee, a breeding pair of geese, some dragonfly nymphs, a flock of grey wagtails, a prickle of hedgehogs, an armada of newts, a flutter of spring butterflies and a “very cheeky” fox.2026 April 18, Donna Ferguson, “A prickle of hedgehogs and an armada of newts: wildlife settles in at London’s new Queen Elizabeth garden”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 28 Jul 2026
- During some wet years you may be privy to viewing an armada of newts, as they are collectively called.2024 January 29, Kathleen Scavone, “Discover Napa Valley's diverse wildlife on a winter walk”, in Napa Valley Focus, archived from the original on 28 Jul 2026
Proper noun capitalized: Armada
Armada
- The Spanish Armada which sailed against England in 1588.
- A village in Michigan.
armada meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
armada in Hindi
- आर्मडा, आर्मड़ा
armada in Tamil
- போர்க்கப்பல்களின் அணி, கூட்டம், கப்பல் படை, வாகனங்களின் அணி, கூட்டமாக வரும் எதுவும்
armada in Marathi
- आर्मडा, आरमडा
armada in Urdu
- آرماڈا, ارماڈا, آرمڈا
More languagesFewer languages
- armada in Bengali
- হার্মাদ harmad
- armada in Telugu
- ఆర్మడా, ఆర్మాడా, ఆర్మడ
- armada in Malayalam
- പടക്കപ്പൽക്കൂട്ടം, കപ്പൽനിര, യുദ്ധക്കപ്പൽക്കൂട്ടം, കപ്പൽക്കൂട്ടം
- armada in Kannada
- ಆರ್ಮಡಾ, ಆರ್ಮಾಡಾ
- armada in Punjabi
- ਬੇੜਾ beṛā
- armada in Gujarati
- અરમાર armār
- armada in Odia
- ଆର୍ମଡା, ଆର୍ମାଡା, ଆର୍ମଡ଼ା
- armada in Nepali
- आर्मडा, आर्मेडा, आर्माडा
- armada in Tagalog
- armada
- armada in Indonesian
- armada
Forms of armada
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Origin of armada
Borrowed from Spanish armada (“fleet, navy”), from Medieval Latin armāta, from the feminine past participle of Latin armō, from arma. Doublet of army.
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Questions about armada
- What does armada mean?
- Armada means a fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada.
- What is armada in Hindi?
- Armada in Hindi is आर्मडा, आर्मड़ा. See Armada meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is armada?
- Armada can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce armada?
- Armada is pronounced /ɑːˈmɑːdə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of armada?
- The plural of armada is armadas.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: armada (page history and authors); Armada (page history and authors); armada (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); armada (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); armada (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); armada (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); হার্মাদ (Bengali) (page history and authors); armada (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); armada (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); armada (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ਬੇੜਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); અરમાર (Gujarati) (page history and authors); armada (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); armada (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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