Red Army en · PROPN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Calque of Russian Красная а́рмия (Krasnaja ármija). The red was the traditional color of the communist movement which was the official ideology of the Soviets at the period.
Meanings
- (historical) Name of the Soviet army in the period 1918–1946.
- (historical, informal) The Soviet Armed Forces, including those of 1947–1991.
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(historical) The Chinese Red Army.
If Russia’s President Vladimir Putin could order his troops into his neighbor with impunity, surely China’s President Xi Jinping might finally decide to recover Taiwan, the island province that has remained staunchly independent ever since Mao Zedong’s Red Army finished his conquest of the mainland in 1949.
2022 August 30, Donald Kirk, “Could China invade South Korea after Taiwan?”, in The Hill, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2022:
- (informal) The Russian Armed Forces, especially the Ground Forces component.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Red Army | canonical | lexicographic |
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Relateds
red scare · Reds · Red China · red menace
Translations (63)
ko 적군 (name of the Soviet army) · it Armata Rossa (name of the Soviet army) · el Κόκκινος Στρατός (name of the Soviet army) · pl Armia Czerwona (name of the Soviet army) · nl Rode Leger (name of the Soviet army) · be Чырво́ная а́рмія (name of the Soviet army) · nn Den raude hæren (name of the Soviet army) · tr Kızılordu (name of the Soviet army) · sh Cr̀venā àrmija (name of the Soviet army) · az Qızıl Ordu (name of the Soviet army) · sk Červená armáda (name of the Soviet army) · alt Кызыл Черӱ (name of the Soviet army) · cmn 紅軍 /红军 (name of the Soviet army) · th กองทัพแดง (name of the Soviet army) · hi लाल सेना (name of the Soviet army) · mn Улаан Арми (name of the Soviet army) · tk Gyzyl Goşun (name of the Soviet army) · lv sarkanā armija (name of the Soviet army) · mk Цр́вена а́рмија (name of the Soviet army) · ko 붉은 군대 (name of the Soviet army) · ms Tentera Merah (name of the Soviet army) · bn লাল ফৌজ (name of the Soviet army) · vi hồng quân (name of the Soviet army) · ky Кызыл Армия (name of the Soviet army) · ka წითელი არმია (name of the Soviet army) · ja 赤軍 (name of the Soviet army) · es Ejército Rojo (name of the Soviet army) · he הַצָּבָא הָאָדֹם (name of the Soviet army) · et Punaarmee (name of the Soviet army) · ar الْجَيْش الْأَحْمَر (name of the Soviet army) · ur سُرْخ فَوج (name of the Soviet army) · ro Armata Roșie (name of the Soviet army) · xal Улан Церг (name of the Soviet army) · fa-ira اَرْتِشِ سُرْخ (name of the Soviet army) · de Rote Armee (name of the Soviet army) · sq Ushtria e Kuqe (name of the Soviet army) · hy Կարմիր բանակ (name of the Soviet army) · izh Punain armia (name of the Soviet army) · yi רויטאַרמיי (name of the Soviet army) · fi puna-armeija (name of the Soviet army) · da Den Røde Hær (name of the Soviet army) · sh Цр̀вена̄ а̀рмија (name of the Soviet army) · tt Кызыл Армия (name of the Soviet army) · uk Черво́на а́рмія (name of the Soviet army) · pt Exército Vermelho (name of the Soviet army) · izh Puna-armia (name of the Soviet army) · kk Қызыл армия (name of the Soviet army) · sl Rdeča armada (name of the Soviet army) · ug قىزىل ئارمىيە (name of the Soviet army) · fr armée rouge (name of the Soviet army) · is Rauði herinn (name of the Soviet army) · uz Qizil Armiya (name of the Soviet army) · bg Черве́на а́рмия (name of the Soviet army) · cs Rudá armáda (name of the Soviet army) · lt raudonoji armija (name of the Soviet army) · nb Den røde armé (name of the Soviet army) · fr Armée rouge (name of the Soviet army) · mr लाल सेना (name of the Soviet army) · nb Den røde hæren (name of the Soviet army) · yue 紅軍 /红军 (name of the Soviet army) · sv röda armén (name of the Soviet army) · ru Кра́сная а́рмия (name of the Soviet army) · tg Артиши Сурх (name of the Soviet army)