commandant
/ˈkɒməndənt/US/ˈkɒməndænt/
commandant noun: a commanding officer, usually of a specific force or division.
Noun (1)
commandant (plural commandants)
- A commanding officer, usually of a specific force or division.
- A military rank equivalent to major used in some countries, especially when derived from French usage.
- lieutenant-colonel
Noun (2) capitalized: Commandant
Commandant (plural Commandants)
- Title for the officer in charge of a commando or district.
commandant meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Punjabi
commandant in Tamil
- படைத்தலைவர்
commandant in Kannada
- ಸೇನಾಧಿಪತಿ, ದಳಪತಿ, ದಳವಾಯಿ, ಕಮಾಂಡೆಂಟು
commandant in Punjabi
- commandant
- ਕੁਮੇਦਾਨ kumedān, کمیدان kumedān
Forms of commandant
| plural | commandants |
|---|---|
| plural | Commandants |
Origin of commandant
From French commandant.
Words formed from commandant
Phrases with commandant
Questions about commandant
- What does commandant mean?
- Commandant means a commanding officer, usually of a specific force or division.
- What is commandant in Tamil?
- Commandant in Tamil is படைத்தலைவர். See Commandant meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is commandant?
- Commandant is a noun.
- How do you pronounce commandant?
- Commandant is pronounced /ˈkɒməndænt/ (US).
- What is the plural of commandant?
- The plural of commandant is commandants.
Words near commandant in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: commandant (page history and authors); Commandant (page history and authors); commandant (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); commandant (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); کمیدان (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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