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navalist

UK/ˈneɪvəlɪst/

navalist noun: an advocate of the navy or of naval power.

Noun

navalist (plural navalists)

  1. An advocate of the navy or of naval power.
    • Franz Ferdinand was a navalist determined to consolidate Austrian dominance in the Adriatic through the construction of a fleet of dreadnoughts […].2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin, published 2013, page 109

Forms of navalist

pluralnavalists

Origin of navalist

From naval + -ist.

Questions about navalist

What does navalist mean?
Navalist means an advocate of the navy or of naval power.
What part of speech is navalist?
Navalist is a noun.
How do you pronounce navalist?
Navalist is pronounced /ˈneɪvəlɪst/ (UK).
What is the plural of navalist?
The plural of navalist is navalists.

Words near navalist in the dictionary

  1. naval stores
  2. Navalan
  3. navalese
  4. navalism
  5. navalisms
  6. navalist
  7. navalistic
  8. navalists
  9. navally
  10. Navalny
  11. navals

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