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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescenturión
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /sen.tuˈɾjon/
"El centurión dio la orden de avanzar."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A commander of a century in the ancient Roman army.
"The centurion commanded his troops with discipline and valor during the campaign." - 2
A person holding a commanding or leading position comparable to a military officer.
"He stood as a steadfast centurion guarding the gates of the ancient city."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'centurio', stemming from 'centuria' (a division of a hundred), which itself comes from 'centum' meaning 'hundred'. Historically, it referred to a professional officer of the Roman army who commanded a troop of roughly eighty to a hundred legionaries.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Centurion" is said worldwide
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centurion
Transliteration: /sɑ̃.ty.ʁjɔ̃/
"Le centurion menait sa cohorte au combat."
Zenturio
Transliteration: /tsɛnˈtuːʁio/
"Der Zenturio befahl seinen Soldaten, die Stellung zu halten."
centurione
Transliteration: /tʃen.tuˈrjo.ne/
"Il centurione guidò la legione verso la vittoria."
centurión
Transliteration: /sen.tuˈɾjon/
"El centurión dio la orden de avanzar."
centurião
Transliteration: /sẽ.tu.ɾiˈɐ̃w̃/
"O centurião protegeu a fronteira do império."
शताध्यक्ष
Transliteration: shatadhyaksha
"रोमन सेना में शताध्यक्ष का पद बहुत महत्वपूर्ण था।"
百夫长
Transliteration: bǎifūzhǎng
"百夫长下令军队向前推进。"
백부장
Transliteration: baekbujang
"로마 군단의 백부장이 부하들을 지휘했다."
百人隊長
Transliteration: hyakunintaichō
"百人隊長はローマ兵を率いて行進した。"
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