United States Marine Corps
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3.1
- proper noun
- /juːˈnaɪtɪd steɪts mɑːrin kɔːrz/
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Cuerpo de Marines de los Estados Unidos
- The United States Marine Corps music program awarded a Certificate of Commendation to John J. Mahlmann, MENC executive director, for "exceptional support to the United States Marine Corps music program."
Examples
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Today, the United States Marine Corps celebrates its 237th birthday.
Blog text (23) -
I enlisted the next morning, Monday, December 8, in the United States Marine Corps.
Fiction book (1993) -
Many times he followed orders simply because that was his duty as a member of the United States Marine Corps.
Academic text (2001) -
I was in the United States Marine Corps 27 years.
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I'm with the United States Marine Corps.
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Prior to his law enforcement career, Grundy served for six years in the United States Marine Corps.
Blog text (11) -
Prior to that, I served over twenty-two years in the United States Marine Corps as an enlisted man, a noncommissioned officer, and a commissioned officer.
Academic text (1990) -
Tommy T, I'm from Alabama, have degrees from Notre Dame and Seton Hall, and am a Major in the United States Marine Corps.
Blog text (15) -
In 2007, I was made an honorary member of the United States Marine Corps by General Conway, Commandant of the Marines, in recognition of my support of our troops.
Blog text (30) -
After serving for four years, I completed my duty with the United States Marine Corps.
Synonyms
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3.6
A part of a country's armed forces trained to fight from ships and planes to land
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3.2
A branch of the United States armed forces trained to fight on land and from ships
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4.4
A branch of the United States military that trains to fight from ships and beaches
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3.9
A branch of the United States military that fights from ships and goes ashore
A group of soldiers trained to fight at sea and on land, often during beach landings
Surface Forms
Morphology
united + state + Marines + corps
The phrase is transparently built from its parts: 'United States' denotes the nation and 'Marine Corps' combines 'Marines' (amphibious military force) with 'corps' (a military unit), so a learner who knows those words can infer it refers to a branch of the U.S. armed forces. Detailed institutional nuances (e.g., Department of the Navy, expeditionary role) require extra background knowledge, but the core meaning is directly derivable from the constituents and mirrors constructions in many languages.
Etymology
United States Marine Corps comes from two parts: Marine meant 'of the sea' and Corps meant a 'group of soldiers'. They were soldiers trained to move quickly 'from ships to shore', so the name helps you remember they are the U.S. military group that fights by sea and land and does quick missions abroad.