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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Martial \Mar"tial\, a. [F., fr. L. martialis of or belonging to
     Mars, the god of war. Cf. March the month.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Of, pertaining to, or suited for, war; military; as,
        martial music; a martial appearance. ``Martial equipage.''
        --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Practiced in, or inclined to, war; warlike; brave.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              But peaceful kings, o'er martial people set,
              Each other's poise and counterbalance are. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Belonging to war, or to an army and navy; -- opposed to
        civil; as, martial law; a court-martial.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Pertaining to, or resembling, the god, or the planet,
        Mars. --Sir T. Browne.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Old Chem. & Old Med.) Pertaining to, or containing, iron;
        chalybeate; as, martial preparations. [Archaic]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Martial flowers (Med.), a reddish crystalline salt of iron;
        the ammonio-chloride of iron. [Obs.]
  
     Martial law, the law administered by the military power of
        a government when it has superseded the civil authority in
        time of war, or when the civil authorities are unable to
        enforce the laws. It is distinguished from military law,
        the latter being the code of rules for the regulation of
        the army and navy alone, either in peace or in war.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Martial, Warlike.
  
     Usage: Martial refers more to war in action, its array, its
            attendants, etc.; as, martial music, a martial
            appearance, a martial array, courts-martial, etc.
            Warlike describes the feeling or temper which leads to
            war, and the adjuncts of war; as, a warlike nation,
            warlike indication, etc. The two words are often used
            without discrimination.
            [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Martial \Mar"tial\, a. [F., fr. L. martialis of or belonging to
     Mars, the god of war. Cf. March the month.]
     1. Of, pertaining to, or suited for, war; military; as,
        martial music; a martial appearance. ``Martial equipage.''
        --Milton.
  
     2. Practiced in, or inclined to, war; warlike; brave.
  
              But peaceful kings, o'er martial people set, Each
              other's poise and counterbalance are. --Dryden.
  
     3. Belonging to war, or to an army and navy; -- opposed to
        civil; as, martial law; a court-martial.
  
     4. Pertaining to, or resembling, the god, or the planet,
        Mars. --Sir T. Browne.
  
     5. (Old Chem. & Old Med.) Pertaining to, or containing, iron;
        chalybeate; as, martial preparations. [Archaic]
  
     Martial flowers (Med.), a reddish crystalline salt of iron;
        the ammonio-chloride of iron. [Obs.]
  
     Martial law, the law administered by the military power of
        a government when it has superseded the civil authority in
        time of war, or when the civil authorities are unable to
        enforce the laws. It is distinguished from military law,
        the latter being the code of rules for the regulation of
        the army and navy alone, either in peace or in war.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  martial
       adj 1: (of persons) befitting a warrior; "a military bearing" [syn:
               soldierly, soldierlike, warriorlike]
       2: suggesting war or military life [syn: warlike]
       3: of or relating to the armed forces; "martial law" [syn: martial(a)]
       n : Roman poet noted for epigrams (first century BC)

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Martial
     Γαλλικά n.
     ανδρικό όνομα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  martial
     Dalmatian n.
     hammer
     French a.
     (l en martial)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Martial
     French n.
     (given name fr male), in continuous use (though not particularly
  popular)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  martial
     a.
     1 (lb en comparable) Of, relating to, or suggestive of war#Noun;
  warlike.
     2 (lb en comparable) Connected with or relating to armed forces or
  the profession of arm#Noun or military#Adjective life.
     3 (lb en comparable) Characteristic of or befitting a warrior; having
  a military bearing#Noun; soldierly.
     4 (lb en not comparable astrology obsolete) Pertaining to the
  astrological influence#Noun of the planet Mars.
     5 (lb en not comparable astronomy obsolete) Of or relating to the
  planet Mars; Martian#Adjective.
     6 (senseid en of iron)(lb en not comparable chemistry medicine
  obsolete) Containing, or relating to, iron#Noun (which was symbolically
  associated with the planet Mars by alchemists); chalybeate, ferric,
  ferrous.
     alt.
     1 (lb en obsolete) A soldier#Noun, a warrior.
     2 (lb en astrology obsolete) A celestial object under the
  astrological influence#Noun of the planet Mars.
     3 (lb en chiefly science fiction obsolete) (synonym of en Martian
  inhabitant of the planet Mars)
     n.
     1 (lb en obsolete) A soldier#Noun, a warrior.
     2 (lb en astrology obsolete) A celestial object under the
  astrological influence#Noun of the planet Mars.
     3 (lb en chiefly science fiction obsolete) (synonym of en Martian
  inhabitant of the planet Mars)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Martial
     a.
     (lb en astronomy obsolete) (alternative case form of en martial  of
  or relating to the planet Mars)
     n.
     (lb en chiefly science fiction obsolete) (alternative case form of en
  martial  inhabitant of the planet Mars; Martian)
     n.
     1 (given name en male from=Latin), narrowly applied to certain
  historic persons (but some of its foreign cognates are modern given
  names).
     2 An Anglicized cognomen or given name of the Roman poet Marcus
  Valerius Martialis, born in Spain in the first century AD and noted for
  his epigrams.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  martial
     French a.
     (l en martial)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Martial
     French n.
     (given name fr male), in continuous use (though not particularly
  popular)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  martial
     French a.
     (l en martial)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Martial
     French n.
     (given name fr male), in continuous use (though not particularly
  popular)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  martial
     Ranska a.
     1 sotaisa, sota-
     2 (urheilu) kamppailu-

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  martial
     Franska a.
     martialisk

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Martial /mˈɑːʃəl/
  عسكري

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  martial //ˈmɑɹʃəl// //ˈmɑːʃəl// 
  1. войнствен
  characteristic of or befitting a warrior
  2. вое́нен
  of, relating to, or suggestive of war
  3. военен
  relating to or connected with armed forces or military life

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  martial /mˈɑːʃəl/ 
  vojenský

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  martial /mˈɑːʃəl/ 
  bojovný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  martial /mˈɑːʃəl/ 
  válečný

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  martial /mˈɑːʃəl/
  kriegerisch , Kriegs…

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  martial /mˈɑːʃəl/
  martialisch 
     Synonym: warlike
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  martial /mˈɑːʃəl/
  soldatisch, stramm 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  martial /mˈɑːʃəl/ 
  kämpferisch 

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  martial /mˈɑːʃəl/
  
  πολεμικός

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  martial //ˈmɑɹʃəl// //ˈmɑːʃəl// 
  1. sotilaallinen
  characteristic of or befitting a warrior
  2. rauta, rautapitoinen
  containing, or relating to iron
  3. sotainen, sotaisa
  of, relating to, or suggestive of war
  4. sota, sotilas
  relating to or connected with armed forces or military life

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  martial /mˈɑːʃəl/ 
  1. युद्ध संबंधी
        "India is developing the martial technics."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  martial /mˈɑːʃəl/
  ratni, ratnički, ratoboran, vojni

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  martial /mˈɑːʃəl/
  1. katonás
  2. harci
  3. harcias
  4. hadi

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  martial /mɑːʃl/
  bellator, bellatrix, bellax, bellicosus

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  martial /mɑːʃl/
  krijgshaftig, oorlogszuchtig

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  martial /ˈmɑ:ʃəl/
  I.    wojskowy, militarny
  II.  martial arts /mˈɑːʃəl ˈɑːts/   sztuki walki

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  martial /mɑːʃl/
  belicoso

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  martial //ˈmɑɹʃəl// //ˈmɑːʃəl// 
  krigisk, martialisk, krigslik
  of, relating to, or suggestive of war

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  martial /mˈɑːʃəl/
  1. harbe ait, savaşa özgü
  2. askeri
  3. cesur, savaşçı. martial law örft idare, sıkıyönetim. martially  askerce, cesurca.

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

   (cour m.) martial /maʁsjˈal/
  brezel (lez-v.), brezel (lez-varn-v.)

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

   (art m.) martial /maʁsjˈal/
  brezel (arz b.)

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

  martial /maʁsjˈal/
  brezelek, brezel (-b.)

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

   (loi m.) martial /maʁsjˈal/
  brezel (lezenn-v.)

From français-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-bul ]

  martial /maʁ.sjal/ 
  вое́нен

From français-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 :   [ freedict:fra-lat ]

  Martial /maʁ.sjal/ 
  Martialis

From français-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-pol ]

  Martial /maʁ.sjal/ 
  Marcjalis

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈmɑɹʃəɫ/

From IPA:fr :   [ IPA:fr ]

  

/maʁsjal/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  55 Moby Thesaurus words for "martial":
     aggressive, antagonistic, battling, bellicose, belligerent,
     bloodthirsty, bloody, bloody-minded, brave, chauvinist,
     chauvinistic, combative, contentious, courageous, enemy, ferocious,
     fierce, fighting, full of fight, hawkish, high-spirited, hostile,
     inimical, jingo, jingoish, jingoist, jingoistic, mettlesome,
     militant, militaristic, military, offensive, pugnacious,
     quarrelsome, saber-rattling, sanguinary, sanguineous, savage,
     scrappy, soldierlike, soldierly, spirited, stalwart, staunch,
     trigger-happy, truculent, unfriendly, unpacific, unpeaceable,
     unpeaceful, valiant, valorous, warlike, warmongering, warring
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 军事的,尚武的,威武的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 军事的,尚武的,威武的

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