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.

Contents 1 Armada may refer to: 1.1 Naval / military 1.1.1 Historic 1.1.2 National Navies 1.1.3 Armed Forces 1.2 Products 1.3 Groups and companies 1.4 Other uses

[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