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USMC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does USMC mean? 

USMC (noun)
  The noun USMC has 1 sense:

1. an amphibious division of the United States Navyplay

  Familiarity information: USMC used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


USMC (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An amphibious division of the United States Navy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

Marine Corps; Marines; United States Marine Corps; United States Marines; US Marine Corps; USMC

Hypernyms ("USMC" is a kind of...):

Marines (members of a body of troops trained to serve on land or at sea)

Meronyms (parts of "USMC"):

Marine Corps Intelligence Activity; MCIA (an agency of the United States Marine Corps that provides responsive and broad intelligence support for the worldwide Marine Corps organization)

Meronyms (members of "USMC"):

devil dog; leatherneck; Marine; shipboard soldier (a member of the United States Marine Corps)

Holonyms ("USMC" is a part of...):

Navy; United States Navy; US Navy; USN (the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces)


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