Meanings
nounstanding army (plural standing armies)
plural standing armies
- A professional permanent army composed of full-time career soldiers, and not disbanded during times of peace.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 常備軍 /常备军
- 常備軍 /常备军 (chángbèijūn)professional permanent army
Dutch staand leger
- staand legerprofessional permanent army
French armée de métier
- armée de métierprofessional permanent army
German stehendes Heer, Berufsheer
- stehendes Heerprofessional permanent army
- Berufsheerprofessional permanent army
Italian esercito permanente
- esercito permanenteprofessional permanent army
Romanian armată permanentă
- armată permanentăprofessional permanent army
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Chicago
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