"commandant" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɒməndænt/ [US], /kɒmənˈdænt/ [US], /-dɑnt/ [US], /ˈkɒməndɑːnt/ [UK], /kɒmənˈdɑːnt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-commandant.wav [Southern-England] Forms: commandants [plural]
Etymology: From French commandant. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|commandant}} French commandant Head templates: {{en-noun}} commandant (plural commandants)
  1. (military) A commanding officer, usually of a specific force or division. Wikipedia link: commandant Categories (topical): Military Translations (a commanding officer, usually of a specific force or division): պարետ (paret) (Armenian), командир (komandir) [masculine] (Bulgarian), komendantti (Finnish), commandant [masculine] (French), comandante [masculine] (Italian), comandante [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), comandant [masculine] (Romanian), команди́р (komandír) [masculine] (Russian), коменда́нт (komendánt) [masculine] (Russian), comandante [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-commandant-en-noun-Lc-VUsDW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Topics: government, military, politics, war

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