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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAdmiral
/ˈædmərəl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A commander-in-chief of a fleet or a naval officer of the highest rank.
"The admiral commanded the fleet from his flagship."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English: from Old French amiral, from Arabic amīr al-... ('commander of...'), such as amīr al-baḥr ('commander of the sea').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Admiral" is said worldwide
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amiral
Transliteration: amiral
"L'amiral a inspecté les navires de guerre."
Admiral
Transliteration: Admiral
"Der Admiral gab den Befehl zum Auslaufen."
ammiraglio
Transliteration: ammiraglio
"L'ammiraglio diresse le manovre della flotta."
almirante
Transliteration: almirante
"El almirante dirigió la operación naval."
almirante
Transliteration: almirante
"O almirante reuniu-se com os capitães."
एडमिरल
Transliteration: edmiral
"एडमिरल ने नौसेना के बेड़े का निरीक्षण किया।"
海军上将
Transliteration: hǎijūn shàngjiǎng
"海军上将检阅了舰队。"
제독
Transliteration: jedok
"제독이 함대를 지휘하고 있습니다."
提督
Transliteration: teitoku
"提督が艦隊に出動を命じた。"
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