Colonel

имя существительное полковник

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Colonel

noun Etymology: alteration of coronel, from Middle French, modification of Old Italian colonnello column of soldiers, colonel, diminutive of colonna column, from Latin columna 1. a. a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps ranking above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general b. lieutenant colonel 2. a minor titular official of a state especially in southern or midland U.S. — used as an honorific title • colonelcy noun

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