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Pronunciation / Transliteration: munition
"Les soldats ont manqué de munitions."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A supply or quantity of bullets and shells.
"The soldiers ran out of ammunition during the fierce battle."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Early 17th century: alteration of French la munition, misunderstood as l'ammunition, from Latin munitio 'fortification', from munire 'fortify'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "ammunition" is said worldwide
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munition
Transliteration: munition
"Les soldats ont manqué de munitions."
Munition
Transliteration: Munition
"Die Soldaten hatten keine Munition mehr."
munizione
Transliteration: munizione
"I soldati hanno esaurito le munizioni."
munición
Transliteration: munición
"Las tropas se quedaron sin munición."
munição
Transliteration: munição
"Os soldados ficaram sem munição."
गोla-barood
Transliteration: gola-barood
Script: गोला-बारूद
"सैनिकों का गोला-बारूद खत्म हो गया।"
弹药
Transliteration: dànyào
"士兵们的弹药用完了。"
탄약
Transliteration: tanyak
"병사들의 탄약이 바닥났다."
弾薬
Transliteration: danyaku
"兵士たちの弾薬が尽きた。"
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