"generalissimo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌd͡ʒɛnəɹəˈlisimoʊ/ [General-American], /ˌd͡ʒɛnəɹəˈliːsɪməʊ/ [UK], /ˌd͡ʒɛnəɹəˈlɪsɪməʊ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-generalissimo.wav Forms: generalissimos [plural], generalissimi [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian generalissimo, superlative of generale. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|generalissimo}} Italian generalissimo Head templates: {{en-noun|s|generalissimi}} generalissimo (plural generalissimos or generalissimi)
  1. (military) A supreme commander of the armed forces of a country, especially one who is also a political leader. Categories (topical): Military, People Translations (supreme commander): генерали́симус (generalísimus) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 大元帥 (Chinese Mandarin), 大元帅 (dàyuánshuài) (Chinese Mandarin), 大帥 (Chinese Mandarin), 大帅 (dàshuài) [colloquial] (Chinese Mandarin), generalissimus [masculine] (Czech), ĉefgeneralo (Esperanto), generalissimo (Finnish), generalissimus (Finnish), généralissime [masculine] (French), გენერალისიმუსი (generalisimusi) (Georgian), Generalissimus [masculine] (German), αρχιστράτηγος (archistrátigos) [masculine] (Greek), jenderal besar (Indonesian), ardghinearál [masculine] (Irish), generalissimo [masculine] (Italian), 総統 (sōtō) (alt: そうとう) (Japanese), 大元帥 (daigensui) (Japanese), генералиссимус (generalissimus) (Kazakh), 총통 (chongtong) (alt: 總統) (Korean), 대원수 (daewonsu) (alt: 大元帥) (Korean), генерали́симус (generalísimus) [masculine] (Macedonian), ard-chionfenee [masculine] (Manx), generalíssimo [masculine] (Portuguese), generalisim [masculine] (Romanian), генерали́ссимус (generalíssimus) [masculine] (Russian), generalísimo [masculine] (Spanish), başkomutan (Turkish)

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      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "daewonsu",
      "sense": "supreme commander",
      "word": "대원수"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "generalísimus",
      "sense": "supreme commander",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "генерали́симус"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "supreme commander",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ard-chionfenee"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "supreme commander",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "generalíssimo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "supreme commander",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "generalisim"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "generalíssimus",
      "sense": "supreme commander",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "генерали́ссимус"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "supreme commander",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "generalísimo"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "supreme commander",
      "word": "başkomutan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "generalissimo"
}

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