noun pl. navies
Origin: ME navie < OFr < VL *navia < L navis, a ship < IE base *nāus, boat (prob. dugout) > Sans nuh, boat, Gr naus, ship, ON nōr, ship
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noun pl. na·vies
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French navie
Origin: , from Latin nāvigia
Origin: , pl. of nāvigium, ship
Origin: , from nāvigāre, to sail; see navigate
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