🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

munición

Pronunciation / Transliteration: muniˈθjon

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Munition/mjuːˈnɪʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El ejército necesita más munición para la misión."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Military weapons, ammunition, and equipment used in warfare.

    "The army stockpiled enough munition to last through the winter campaign."
  2. 2

    Supplies of war materials, especially ammunition.

    "The factory was dedicated to the production of munition for the troops."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'munition' originates from the Latin word 'munitio', meaning 'fortification' or 'defense'. It evolved through Old French 'munition', which referred to military supplies, particularly weapons and ammunition, during the medieval period.

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