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US MARINE CORPS

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Dictionary entry overview: What does US Marine Corps mean?

• US MARINE CORPS (noun)
The noun US MARINE CORPS has 1 sense:

1. an amphibious division of the United States Navy

Familiarity information: US MARINE CORPS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• US MARINE CORPS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An amphibious division of the United States Navy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

Marine Corps; Marines; United States Marine Corps; United States Marines; US Marine Corps; USMC

Hypernyms ("US Marine Corps" is a kind of...):

naval unit (a military unit that is part of a navy)

Meronyms (parts of "US Marine Corps"):

Marine Corps Intelligence Activity; MCIA (an agency of the United States Marine Corps that provides responsive and broad intelligence support for the worldwide Marine Corps organization)

Meronyms (members of "US Marine Corps"):

devil dog; leatherneck; Marine; shipboard soldier (a member of the United States Marine Corps)

Holonyms ("US Marine Corps" is a part of...):

Navy; United States Navy; US Navy; USN (the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces)

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