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armed forces in Tagalog

hukbong-sandatahan

armed forces in Tagalog: hukbong-sandatahan, sandatahang-lakas. In English, armed forces means the military forces of a nation, such as the army, navy, air force, marines, and sometimes, coastguard or border guard, which are tasked with the defence of the nation and its citizens, if necessary through use of deadly force.

Tagalog words for armed forces

the military forces of a nation — see also army
hukbong-sandatahan, sandatahang-lakas

English meaning of armed forces

  1. noun The military forces of a nation, such as the army, navy, air force, marines, and sometimes, coastguard or border guard, which are tasked with the defence of the nation and its citizens, if necessary through use of deadly force.

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Questions about armed forces in Tagalog

What is the meaning of armed forces in Tagalog?
Armed forces in Tagalog is hukbong-sandatahan, sandatahang-lakas.
Ano ang armed forces sa Tagalog?
Armed forces: hukbong-sandatahan, sandatahang-lakas.
What does armed forces mean in English?
Armed forces means the military forces of a nation, such as the army, navy, air force, marines, and sometimes, coastguard or border guard, which are tasked with the defence of the nation and its citizens, if necessary through use of deadly force.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: armed forces (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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