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Pronunciation / Transliteration: shikanshitsu
"若い士官たちが士官室で食事をした。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A room on a warship that serves as the mess and social quarters for junior officers.
"The newly commissioned sub-lieutenant reported to the gun-room for dinner." - 2
A room in a large private residence used for storing sporting guns and hunting equipment.
"He spent the afternoon cleaning his shotguns in the estate's gun-room."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'gun' (Middle English, referencing artillery) and 'room' (Old English 'rūm', meaning space or chamber). Historically originating in the 17th century aboard warships, it initially designated the compartment where small arms were kept and where the gunner resided, later evolving into the messroom for junior naval officers.
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carré des officiers subalternes
Transliteration: ka.ʁe de.z‿ɔ.fi.sje sy.bal.tɛʁ
"Les jeunes officiers se sont réunis dans le carré."
Messraum
Transliteration: ˈmɛsˌʁaʊm
"Die Offiziere trafen sich im Messraum."
quadrato degli ufficiali inferiori
Transliteration: kwaˈdra.to deʎʎi uf.fiˈtʃa.li in.feˈrjɔ.ri
"Gli ufficiali si sono riuniti nel quadrato."
cámara de oficiales
Transliteration: ˈka.ma.ɾa ðe o.fiˈθja.les
"Los oficiales subalternos cenaron en la cámara."
camarote dos oficiais
Transliteration: ka.maˈɾɔ.tʃi duz o.fiˈsajs
"Os aspirantes reuniram-se no camarote."
शस्त्रागार
Transliteration: shastragaar
Script: शस्त्रागार कक्ष
"नौसेना अधिकारियों ने कक्ष में बैठक की।"
士官舱
Transliteration: shìguān cāng
"年轻军官们在士官舱里聚会。"
사관실
Transliteration: sagwansil
"하위 장교들이 사관실에 모였다."
士官室
Transliteration: shikanshitsu
"若い士官たちが士官室で食事をした。"
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