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People's Liberation Army

People's Liberation Army proper noun: people's Liberation Army Ground Force, the army branch of the military arm of the People's Republic of China.

Proper noun

the People's Liberation Army

  1. People's Liberation Army Ground Force, the army branch of the military arm of the People's Republic of China.
    • Jinggangshan [translating 井岡山 /井冈山 (Jǐnggāngshān)] is considered the "cradle of the Chinese revolution" and, in 1927, was the official birthplace of the Red Army, now known as the People's Liberation Army of China.2017 September 22, Joseph Campbell, “Reliving China's Long March”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 22 Sep 2017
    Synonyms:
    PLA
  2. The military arm of the People's Republic of China.

People's Liberation Army meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Arabic and Persian

People's Liberation Army in Hindi

army branch
जनवरी मुक्ति सेना janavrī mukti senā

People's Liberation Army in Urdu

army branch
پیپلز لبریشن آرمی

People's Liberation Army in Arabic

army branch
جَيْش التَحْرِير الشَعْبِيّ الصِينِيّ jayš at-taḥrīr aš-šaʕbiyy aṣ-ṣīniyy

People's Liberation Army in Persian

army branch
ارتش آزادیبخش خلق
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People's Liberation Army in Thai
กองทัพปลดปล่อยประชาชน
People's Liberation Army in Vietnamese
Giải phóng quân Nhân dân Trung Quốc

Synonyms of People's Liberation Army

Origin of People's Liberation Army

Calque of Chinese 人民解放軍 /人民解放军 (rénmín jiěfàngjūn).

Words formed from People's Liberation Army

  • People's Liberation Army Navy
  • People's Liberation Army Air Force
  • People's Liberation Army Ground Force

Questions about People's Liberation Army

What does People's Liberation Army mean?
People's Liberation Army means people's Liberation Army Ground Force, the army branch of the military arm of the People's Republic of China.
What is People's Liberation Army in Hindi?
People's Liberation Army in Hindi is जनवरी मुक्ति सेना (janavrī mukti senā). See People's Liberation Army meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is People's Liberation Army?
People's Liberation Army is a proper noun.

Words near People's Liberation Army in the dictionary

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