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navarch

/ˈneɪvɑː(ɹ)k/

navarch noun: the commander of a fleet.

Noun

navarch (plural navarchs)

  1. (historical, Ancient Greece) The commander of a fleet.
    • The commander of a fleet was called Navarch1784-1810, William Mitford, The History of Greece

Forms of navarch

pluralnavarchs

Origin of navarch

From Latin navarchus, from Ancient Greek ναύαρχος (naúarkhos, “leader of the ships”), corresponding to navy + -arch.

Questions about navarch

What does navarch mean?
Navarch means the commander of a fleet.
What part of speech is navarch?
Navarch is a noun.
How do you pronounce navarch?
Navarch is pronounced /ˈneɪvɑː(ɹ)k/.
What is the plural of navarch?
The plural of navarch is navarchs.

Words near navarch in the dictionary

  1. navaratha
  2. navaratna
  3. navaratnas
  4. Navaratra
  5. Navaratri
  6. navarch
  7. navarchs
  8. navarchy
  9. Navarette
  10. Navarettes
  11. Navarho

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