Armada
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In origin, Armada is a Spanish word meaning "armed" in the feminine form. The word has evolved to mean a military navy or fleet. It is used in many Spanish-speaking nations to as the title of the national naval force (other Spanish-speaking countries use marina [English: navy] or marina de guerra [English: war navy]). Mexico uses the variation Marina Armada (Armed Navy) for the Mexican Navy.
The word armada also appears in other military contexts, such as fuerzas armadas (English: armed forces). El Salvador uses the term Fuerza Armada de El Salvador, in English Armed Force of El Salvador.
The word is also used in some non-military contexts, e.g. for several products and companies.
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[edit] Armada may refer to:
[edit] Naval / military
[edit] Historic
- The Spanish Armada, an unsuccessful attempted invasion of England by Spain in 1588.
- English Armada or Counter Armada, an unsuccessful English naval campaign in 1589 following the defeat of the Spanish Armada.
- HMS Armada, name of two ships in the British Royal Navy.
[edit] National Navies
- Argentina: Armada de la República Argentina: Navy of the Argentine Republic
- Chile: Armada de Chile: Navy of Chile
- Colombia: Armada Nacional: National Navy. (See Colombian National Armada)
- Mexico: Marina Armada : Armed Navy. (See: Mexican Navy)
- Ecuador: Armada Ecuatoriana: Ecuadorian Navy
- Spain: Armada Española: Spanish Navy
- Venezuela: Armada Bolivariana de Venezuela: Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela. (See Venezuelan Navy)
[edit] Armed Forces
Fuerza Armada de El Salvador : Armed Force of El Salvador.
[edit] Products
- Nissan Armada, a model of car
- Compaq Armada, a model of laptop computer
- Armada (video game), a video game which was popular on the Sega Dreamcast
- Transformers: Armada, an animated TV series and toy line, part of Hasbro's Transformers franchise
- Armada (album), an album by black metal band Keep of Kalessin
- The name of three different board games
[edit] Groups and companies
- Armada Rijeka, a football fan club from Rijeka, Croatia
- Armada (company), a company that produces alpine skis and outerwear
- Armada (band), a London-based rock/jazz group formed in the mid-1970s by former members of The Open Mind
- Armada Music (company), a Dutch music company founded by Armin van Buuren, Maykel Piron & David Lewis
- Armada Skis, www.armadaskis.com, An American Ski company founded by a group of professional skiiers
[edit] Other uses
- Armada, Michigan, a small village in the US
- Armada (Capoeira), a move in the Brazilian martial art capoeira
- Armada (moth), a genus of the Catocalinae family
- Armada, the name of a fictional floating city in China Miéville's novel The Scar
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