Armada is the Spanish and Portuguese word for naval fleet. Armáda is the Czech and Slovak word for armed forces.
Armada may also refer to:
Military
Explorations and military campaigns
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Portuguese India Armadas ( armadas da Índia), fleets of ships dispatched from Portugal to India, following the sea route opened up by Vasco da Gama in 1497–1499
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2nd Portuguese India Armada (Cabral, 1500)
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3rd Portuguese India Armada (Nova, 1501)
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4th Portuguese India Armada (Gama, 1502)
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5th Portuguese India Armada (Albuquerque, 1503)
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6th Portuguese India Armada (Albergaria, 1504)
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7th Portuguese India Armada (Almeida, 1505)
Military campaigns
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Spanish Armada or Great Armada, an unsuccessful attempted invasion of England by Spain in 1588
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English Armada or Counter Armada, an unsuccessful English naval campaign in 1589 aimed at capturing Lisbon and other coastal towns from Spain
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2nd Spanish Armada, a second unsuccessful Spanish invasion of England in 1596
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3rd Spanish Armada, a third unsuccessful Spanish invasion of England in 1597
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4th Spanish Armada, a fourth unsuccessful Spanish invasion, this time via Ireland in 1601
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Armada of 1779, an unsuccessful attempt to invade England by France and Spain in 1779
Ships
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HMS Armada, two ships in the British Royal Navy
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, a World War II minesweeper of the US Navy
Armed forces
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Armada, the Spanish Navy
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Armada Bolivariana de Venezuela, the Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela
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Armáda České republiky, the Military of the Czech Republic
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Armada de Chile, the Chilean Navy
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Armada Ecuatoriana, the Ecuadorian Navy
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Armada Nacional, the Colombian National Armada
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Armada Portuguesa, the Portuguese Navy
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Armada de la República Argentina, the Argentine Navy
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Marina Armada, the Mexican Navy
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Armada de Barlovento, a subdivision of the Spanish Navy assigned to the Windward Islands during the 1700s
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Komando Armada Barat (Western Fleet Command) and Komando Armada Timur (Eastern Fleet Command), fleets of the Indonesian Navy
Arts and entertainment
Music
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Armada (album), an album by black metal band Keep of Kalessin
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The Armada (band), a band formed by ex-The Tea Party lead singer Jeff Martin
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Armada Music, a music label created by Armin van Buuren
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La Armada, Dominican-American hardcore punk band
Gaming
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Armada (video game), a video game
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, a Star Trek video game
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, a video game by Origin Systems
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, a Warhammer 40,000 game
Publishing
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Armada (novel), a 2015 novel by Ernest Cline
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The Armada (book) (1959), a Pulitzer Prize-winning history of the Spanish Armada by Garrett Mattingly
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Armada (comics), a division of Acclaim Comics Inc., which published licensed own properties
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Armada Books, a defunct publishing house
Television
Businesses
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Armada (company), a company that produces alpine skis and outerwear
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Armada Centre, shopping centre in Plymouth, England
People
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Armada (gamer) (Adam Lindgren, born 1993), professional Super Smash Bros. player
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General Alfonso Armada, a Spanish military officer condemned as one of the plotters of the 23-F attempted coup
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Juan Armada y Losada (1861–1932), Spanish politician
Places
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Armada, Arkansas, a ghost town
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Armada, Michigan, a small village in the US
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Armada House, Bristol, in Bristol, England
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Armada Road Multi-Family District, a U.S. historic district in Venice, Florida
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Armada Towers, in Dubai, U.A.E.
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Armada Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska
Sports teams
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Armada Rijeka, a football-fan club from Rijeka, Croatia
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La Armada, a nickname for the Spain Davis Cup team
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Long Beach Armada, a professional baseball team based in Long Beach, California
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Blainville-Boisbriand Armada, a junior ice hockey team based in Boisbriand, Quebec
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Jacksonville Armada FC, a professional soccer team based in Jacksonville, Florida
Transportation
Other uses
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Armada (Bas-Lag), the name of a fictional floating city in China Miéville's novel The Scar
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Armada (Capoeira), a move in the Brazilian martial art capoeira
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Armada (moth), a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae
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Armada de Molucca, a 1519 exploration fleet led by Ferdinand Magellan
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Compaq Armada, a model of laptop computer
See also
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Armado (disambiguation)
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Armata (disambiguation)
