colonel

colo·nel  (kûrnl)

n.

1.

a. Abbr. COL or Col or Col. A commissioned rank in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above lieutenant colonel and below brigadier general.

b. One who holds this rank or a similar rank in another military organization.

2. An honorary nonmilitary title awarded by some states of the United States.

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[Alteration of obsolete coronel, from French, from Old Italian colonello, from diminutive of colonna, column of soldiers, from Latin columna, column; see kel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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colonel·cy, colonel·ship n.

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colonel [ˈkɜːn^əl]

n

(Military) an officer of land or air forces junior to a brigadier but senior to a lieutenant colonel

[via Old French, from Old Italian colonnello column of soldiers, from colonna column]

colonelcy , colonelship n

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

colonel - a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" commissioned military officer - a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps lieutenant colonel, light colonel - a commissioned officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines holding a rank above major and below colonel

Translations

colonel [ˈkɜːnl] N → coronel m

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colonel [ˈkɜː^rn^əl] n → colonel m

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colonel

n → Oberst m; (as address) → Herr Oberst

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colonel [ˈkɜːnl] n → colonnello

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colonel [ˈkɜːnl] n → colonnello

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colonel

n colonel [ˈkəːnl]

(often abbreviated toCol. when written) an army officer in charge of a regiment. kolonel عَقيد полковник plukovník oberst der Oberst συνταγματάρχης coronel kolonel سرهنگ eversti colonel/-elle קוֹלוֹנֶל कर्नल pukovnik ezredes kolonel ofursti colonnello 大佐 연대장 pulkininkas pulkvedis kolonel kolonel oberst pułkownik coronel colonel полковник plukovník polkovnik pukovnik överste พันเอก albay 陸軍上校 полковник فوج کا کرنل đại tá 陆军上校

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colonel → كولونيل plukovník oberst Oberst συνταγματάρχης coronel eversti colonel pukovnik colonnello 大佐 육군 대령 kolonel oberst pułkownik coronel полковник överste พันเอก albay đại tá 陆军上校