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colonel-general

colonel-general is the alternative spelling of colonel general.

Meaning of colonel general

Noun

colonel general (plural colonel generals)

  1. A general officer's rank in some nations' militaries, corresponding to the rank of either a lieutenant general or full general in the United States rank system.

Forms of colonel-general

pluralcolonel-generals

Questions about colonel-general

What is colonel-general the alternative spelling of?
Colonel-general is the alternative spelling of colonel general.

Words near colonel-general in the dictionary

  1. colonel commandant
  2. colonel general
  3. colonel generals
  4. Colonel Sanders
  5. colonel-commandant
  6. colonel-general
  7. colonel-generals
  8. colonel-in-chief
  9. colonelcies
  10. colonelcy
  11. coloneled

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