commandant

From French commandant.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒməndænt/, /kɒmənˈdænt/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒməndɑːnt/, /kɒmənˈdɑːnt/

commandant (plural commandants)

1. A commanding officer, usually of a specific force or division.

From French commandant.

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• Hyphenation: com‧man‧dant

commandant m or f (plural commandanten, diminutive commandantje n)

1. commander

Present participle of commander.

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.mɑ̃.dɑ̃/

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commandant m (plural commandants)

1. commander (function)
2. major (rank)

• “commandant” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

commandant

1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of commandō

commandant m (plural commandants, feminine commandante)

1. (Jersey) commanding officer