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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 Navy
Familiarity information: USMC used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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