In etymological origin, armada is a Spanish word meaning "armed" in the feminine form. It is used in many Spanish-speaking nations as the title of the national naval force (other Spanish-speaking countries use marina [English: navy] or marina de guerra [English: war navy]). Mexico uses the variation Marina Armada (Armed Navy) for the Mexican Navy. The word has evolved to mean a military navy or fleet in its English language use.

In Spanish the word armada also appears in other military contexts, such as fuerzas armadas (English: armed forces). El Salvador uses the term Fuerza Armada de El Salvador, in English Armed Force of El Salvador.

Armada may refer to:

Naval / military

Historic

• The Spanish Armada or Great Armada, an unsuccessful attempted invasion of England by Spain in 1588.
• The English Armada or Counter Armada, an unsuccessful English naval campaign in 1589 following the defeat of the Spanish Armada.
• The Armada of 1779 or Other Armada, an unsuccessful attempted invasion of England by France and Spain in 1779.
• HMS Armada, name of two ships in the British Royal Navy.

National Navies

• Argentina: Armada de la República Argentina: Armada of the Argentine Republic
• Chile: Armada de Chile: Armada of Chile
• Colombia: Armada Nacional: National Armada. (See Colombian National Armada)
• Mexico: Marina Armada : Armed Navy. (See: Mexican Navy)
• Ecuador: Armada Ecuatoriana: Ecuadorian Armada
• Spain: Armada Española: Spanish Navy
• Venezuela: Armada Bolivariana de Venezuela: Bolivarian Armada of Venezuela.

Armed Forces

Products

• Nissan Armada, a model of car
• Compaq Armada, a model of laptop computer
• Transformers: Armada, an animated TV series and toy line, part of Hasbro's Transformers franchise
• The Armada (1959), a Pulitzer Prize-winning history of the Spanish Armada by Garrett Mattingly
• Armada (album), an album by black metal band Keep of Kalessin
• The name of three different board games
• Armada (video game), a video game which was popular on the Sega Dreamcast
• Wing Commander: Armada (video game), a video game by Origin Systems
• Star Trek: Armada (video game), a Star Trek game published by Activision
• Armada Tweezers, a wide range of Cosmetic Tweezers by Armada Beauty Care

Groups and companies

• Armada Design Group, a Vancouver Canada based design firm specializing in Branding and Visual Communications. www.armadadesign.ca
• Armada Rijeka, a football fan club from Rijeka, Croatia
• Armada, a division of Acclaim Comics Inc., which published licensed own properties
• Armada (company), a company that produces alpine skis and outerwear
• Twin Armada (company), a company that sells fashion clothing online
• Armada Beauty Care, a company that produces and sells beauty & hair care instruments
• Armada Music, a music label created by Armin van Buuren

Other uses

• Long Beach Armada of Los Angeles of California of the United States of North America Including Barrow, Alaska, a professional baseball team of the independent Golden Baseball League
• Armada, Michigan, a small village in the US
• Armada (Capoeira), a move in the Brazilian martial art capoeira
• Armada (moth), a genus of the Catocalinae family
• Armada, the name of a fictional floating city in China Miéville's novel The Scar
• Armada, the name of a football team in West Kent Sunday League Division 2