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generalissimo

/ˌd͡ʒɛnəɹəˈliːsɪməʊ/US/ˌd͡ʒɛnəɹəˈlisimoʊ/

generalissimo noun: a supreme commander of the armed forces of a country, especially one who is also a political leader.

Noun

generalissimo (plural generalissimos or generalissimi)

  1. A supreme commander of the armed forces of a country, especially one who is also a political leader.
    • Where stands Marshal Chiang Kai-shek in this conflict of opinion concerning the tactics which China should adopt towards the aggressor? Chiang Kai-shek, according to officials who know his mind with whom I have talked, is all for resistance—as soon as he thinks he can win! “It is a fatal mistake...1936, H. Hessell Tiltman, The Far East Comes Nearer, Jarrolds, page 249

generalissimo meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

generalissimo in Tamil

படைகளின் உச்ச தளபதி

generalissimo in Indonesian

supreme commander
jenderal besar

Forms of generalissimo

pluralgeneralissimos
pluralgeneralissimi

Origin of generalissimo

Borrowed from Italian generalissimo, superlative of generale.

Words formed from generalissimo

Questions about generalissimo

What does generalissimo mean?
Generalissimo means a supreme commander of the armed forces of a country, especially one who is also a political leader.
What is generalissimo in Tamil?
Generalissimo in Tamil is படைகளின் உச்ச தளபதி. See Generalissimo meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is generalissimo?
Generalissimo is a noun.
How do you pronounce generalissimo?
Generalissimo is pronounced /ˌd͡ʒɛnəɹəˈlisimoʊ/ (US).
What is the plural of generalissimo?
The plural of generalissimo is generalissimos.

Words near generalissimo in the dictionary

  1. generalism
  2. generalisms
  3. generalissima
  4. generalissimas
  5. generalissimi
  6. generalissimo
  7. generalissimos
  8. generalissimoship
  9. generalissimoships
  10. generalissimus
  11. generalist

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Adapted from Wiktionary: generalissimo (page history and authors); generalissimo (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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