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Armada, used in English, is a word of Spanish origin similar to navy or fleet, but is slightly archaic and romanticised, and carries implications of links to historical Spanish naval traditions. This is the same meaning as in Spanish, but in English, unlike in Spanish, it refers particularly to the Great Armada of 1588. An armada is mainly a spanish fleet.
In etymological origin, armada is a Spanish word meaning "armed" in the feminine form. It is used in many Spanish-speaking nations 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 has evolved to mean a military navy or fleet in its English language use.
In Spanish 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.

Armada may refer to:

Naval / military

Historic

The Spanish Armada or Great Armada, an unsuccessful attempted invasion of England by Spain in 1588.
The English Armada or Counter Armada, an unsuccessful English naval campaign in 1589 following the defeat of the Spanish Armada.
The Armada of 1779 or Other Armada, an unsuccessful attempted invasion of England by France and Spain in 1779.
HMS Armada, name of two ships in the British Royal Navy.

National Navies

Argentina: Armada de la República Argentina: Armada of the Argentine Republic

Chile: Armada de Chile: Armada of Chile

Colombia: Armada Nacional: National Armada. (See Colombian National Armada)

Mexico: Marina Armada : Armed Navy. (See: Mexican Navy)

Ecuador: Armada Ecuatoriana: Ecuadorian Armada

Spain: Armada Española: Spanish Armada

Venezuela: Armada Bolivariana de Venezuela: Bolivarian Armada of Venezuela.

Armed Forces

Fuerza Armada de El Salvador : Armed Force of El Salvador.

Products

Nissan Armada, a model of car

Compaq Armada, a model of laptop computer

, 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

Armada (video game), a video game which was popular on the Sega Dreamcast

, a video game by Origin Systems

, a Star Trek game published by Activision

ski company

Armada Tweezers, a wide range of Cosmetic Tweezers by Armada Beauty Care

Groups and companies

Armada Design Group, a Vancouver Canada based design firm specializing in Branding and Visual Communications. www.armadadesign.ca

Armada Rijeka, a football fan club from Rijeka, Croatia

Armada, a division of Acclaim Comics Inc., which published licensed own properties

Armada (company), a company that produces alpine skis and outerwear

Twin Armada (company), a company that sells fashion clothing online

Armada Beauty Care, a company that produces and sells beauty & hair care instruments

Armada Music, a music label created by Armin van Buuren

Other uses

Armada International

, a defence publications

Long Beach Armada of Los Angeles of California of the United States of North America Including Barrow, Alaska, a professional baseball team of the independent Golden Baseball League

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

Armada, the name of a football team in West Kent Sunday League Division 2 Further Information

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