how to pronounce армия

/ˈarmʲɪjə/

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армия is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of армия in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… есть это уже такая большая армия которая …”

meanings of армия

noun:

Army, armed forces (the complete military organization of a nation, including land, sea and air forces).
Army (specifically the land-based forces of a nation's military).

армия frequency in russian - C1 level of CEFR

the word армия occurs in russian on average 16.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.