"major general" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: major generals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} major general (plural major generals)
  1. A military officer in the armies of most nations, typically ranking below a lieutenant general and above a brigadier. Wikipedia link: major general Categories (topical): Military ranks, People Synonyms: major-general, Maj. Gen. (english: titular abbreviation), maj. gen. [abbreviation, nominal] Translations (a military officer): 少將 (Chinese Mandarin), 少将 (shàojiàng) (Chinese Mandarin), generálmajor [masculine] (Czech), generalmajor [common-gender] (Danish), kindralmajor (Estonian), kenraalimajuri (Finnish), Generalmajor [masculine] (German), Generalmajorin [feminine] (German), υποστράτηγος (ypostrátigos) [army, military, war, government, politics] (Greek), υποπτέραρχος (ypoptérarchos) (Greek), אַלּוּף (alúf) [masculine] (Hebrew), 少将 (alt: しょうしょう) (Japanese), 陸将補 (in JGSDF) (alt: りくしょうほ) (Japanese), 소장 (sojang) (alt: 少將) (Korean), генерал мајор (english: general major) [masculine] (Macedonian), मेजर जनरल (mejar janral) [masculine] (Marathi), generał major [masculine] (Polish), general-maior [masculine] (Romanian), генера́л-майо́р (generál-majór) [masculine] (Russian), meja jenerali (Swahili), generalmajor [common-gender] (Swedish)

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