private first class
private first class noun: an enlisted rank in the United States Army, of rank E-3, ranking above a private and below a corporal or specialist.
Noun
private first class (plural privates first class)
- An enlisted rank in the United States Army, of rank E-3, ranking above a private and below a corporal or specialist.
- An enlisted rank in the United States Marine Corps, of rank E-2, ranking above a private and below a lance corporal.
private first class meaning in Arabic
private first class in Arabic
- rank between a private and a corporal or specialist
- جُنْدِيّ أَوَّل jundiyy ʔawwal
Forms of private first class
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Questions about private first class
- What does private first class mean?
- Private first class means an enlisted rank in the United States Army, of rank E-3, ranking above a private and below a corporal or specialist.
- What is private first class in Arabic?
- Private first class in Arabic is جُنْدِيّ أَوَّل (jundiyy ʔawwal). See Private first class meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is private first class?
- Private first class is a noun.
- What is the plural of private first class?
- The plural of private first class is privates first class.
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