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You know, my dad was a lieutenant colonel at Ft. Lewis on the 3rd of March, 1941. Fifteen months later, he was commanding a theater of war.
John Eisenhower

Meaning of "lieutenant colonel" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL

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adjective
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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lieutenant colonel is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LIEUTENANT COLONEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lieutenant colonel

Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence. A lieutenant colonel is typically in charge of a battalion in the army.

Definition of lieutenant colonel in the English dictionary

The definition of lieutenant colonel in the dictionary is an officer holding commissioned rank immediately junior to a colonel in certain armies, air forces, and marine corps.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIEUTENANT COLONEL

lienal
lienee
lienholder
lienor
lienteric
lientery
lier
lierne
Liestal
Lietuva
lieu
Lieut
lieutenancy
lieutenant
lieutenant commander
lieutenant general
lieutenant governor
lieutenant-governor
lieutenantry
lieutenantship

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIEUTENANT COLONEL

bird colonel
Chanel
channel
colonel
control panel
coronel
flannel
funnel
jargonel
kennel
kernel
light at the end of the tunnel
mangonel
on the panel
panel
personnel
petronel
sentinel
the Channel
tunnel

Synonyms and antonyms of lieutenant colonel in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «lieutenant colonel» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL

Find out the translation of lieutenant colonel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lieutenant colonel from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lieutenant colonel» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

中校
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

teniente coronel
570 millions of speakers

English

lieutenant colonel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लेफ्टिनेंट कर्नल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عقيد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подполковник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tenente-coronel
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লেফটেন্যান্ট কর্নেল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lieutenant colonel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Leftenan Kolonel
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Oberstleutnant
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

中佐
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

중령
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Leftenan Kolonel
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trung tá
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லெப்டினன்ட் கேணல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लेफ्टनंट कर्नल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yarbay
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tenente colonnello
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Podpułkownik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підполковник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

locotenent colonel
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αντισυνταγματάρχη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

luitenant-kolonel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

överstelöjtnant
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

oberstløytnant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lieutenant colonel

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIEUTENANT COLONEL»

The term «lieutenant colonel» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.365 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIEUTENANT COLONEL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lieutenant colonel

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QUOTES WITH «LIEUTENANT COLONEL»

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John Eisenhower
You know, my dad was a lieutenant colonel at Ft. Lewis on the 3rd of March, 1941. Fifteen months later, he was commanding a theater of war.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIEUTENANT COLONEL»

Discover the use of lieutenant colonel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lieutenant colonel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lieutenant Colonel
While the Colonial Mining Cartel raids a small planet for its valuable mineral resources, Major Lon Nolan fights to defend the beleaguered inhabitants. Original.
Rick Shelley, 2000
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An OD Out Stickney: Maxx MacDonald, Private Investigator, ...
From Army lawyer to private investigator, Maxx MacDonald is a recently retired Lieutenant Colonel from the US Army Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG Corps).
David Newsome, 2009
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Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker, Sometime Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel ...
Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker, Sometime Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel on the Staff of his Excellency General Washington
S. Weir Mitchell, 2010
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Lieutenant-colonel de Maumort
A soldier contemplates the mysterious paradoxes of human existence as he struggles to resolve a moral dilemma--how to correct an injustice while remaining an uninvolved spectator to the events as they unfold, in a long-awaited translation ...
Roger Martin Du Gard, Luc Brébion, Timothy Crouse, 2000
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Catalogue of Library of Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel John Page ...
General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1914 Original Publisher: Priv. print. by J.T. Palmer co. Description: Lincolniana and books relating to the navy are absent from the collection. cf. Pref.
John Page Nicholson, 2009
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An Anzac Zionist hero: the life of Lieutenant-Colonel ...
An acclaimed figure in Israeli historiography, but little known in Australia, this book asks the question why.
Rodney Gouttman, 2006
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Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Cohen: Call Sign Band-Aid Six
22 - NOTHING NEW Lieutenant Colonel Cohen continued to lecture Lieutenant Colonel Easton. He enunciated each word with care. This was clearly a discourse Cohen had delivered more than once in the past. "Knowledge of history is both ...
Steve Herman, 2009
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To Serve Canada: A History of the Royal Military College ...
2472) 1954-8 Squadron-Leader A.C. Golab, CD 1958-61 Lieutenant- Commander J.G. Mills, CD 1961-4 Lieutenant-Colonel J.C. Gardner, CD (no. 2632) 1964-5 Lieutenant-Co1one1J.M. Brownlee, CD (no. 2441) APPENDIX H Directors of ...
Richard Arthur Preston, 1991
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Wellington's Scapegoat: The Tragedy of Lieutenant-Colonel ...
" "Drawing on family papers and other contemporary sources, the book starts by covering Bevan's six earlier campaigns where he made his name as a highly competent officer before focusing on the circumstances surrounding the fateful bridge ...
Archie Hunter, 2003
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The United Service Magazine
lieutenant colone', vice Broome, seconded ; cnplain (brevet lieutenant colonel) Wm- Olpherts, C.B., to be lieutenant colonel, vice Scott, seconded ; captain Donald Camp- hell Vanrenen to be lieutenant colonel, vice Eyre, seconded ; captain ...
‎1862

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIEUTENANT COLONEL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lieutenant colonel is used in the context of the following news items.
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Local woman named Army Lt. colonel - The Telegraph …
EDWARDSVILLE — A Madison County assistant state's attorney has been promoted to lieutenant colonel in the Army National Guard after ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Maswanganyi wife dies in car crash | News24
Spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Katlego Mogale confirmed Shareen Maswanganyi was killed in the accident, which happened on the R101 ... «News24, Jul 15»
3
Search for justice lags post-war boom in Ivory Coast | Reuters
Among those formally accused are Lieutenant Colonel Cherif Ousmane, the deputy head of Ouattara's presidential guard, and Lieutenant ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
4
Soldiers To Be Sworn In As 'Special Constables' - Bernews.com …
Regiment Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Michael Foster-Brown added: “We already work closely with the police, but this is a ... «Bernews, Jul 15»
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Monday Memo: Reuniting Filipinos, Trump's Fighting Words, a …
But the freshman representative and lieutenant colonel in the Hawaii Army National Guard chose one that addresses a deep pain felt by ... «Honolulu Civil Beat, Jul 15»
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NJ Attorney General: Community Leaders Are Key Factor in Law …
Among those in attendance were Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Callahan, deputy superintendent of operations for the New Jersey State Police, ... «Yeshiva World News, Jul 15»
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Police, army veterans support Najib - Nation | The Star Online
Malaysian Armed Forces Veterans Association secretary Lieutenant Colonel (Rtd) Tajul Arifin Chu Johari said all 160,000 members of the ... «The Star Online, Jul 15»
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Teen killed streets away from cop shop - Crime & Courts | IOL News
Lieutenant Colonel Andrè Traut said police have made no arrests: “The victim was stabbed to death and the suspect is yet to be arrested.”. «Independent Online, Jul 15»
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3 face murder rap after taxi rank death - Crime & Courts | IOL News
Spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Lungelo Dlamini said Madikwa Mamabolo was shot when an argument between a queue marshall and a taxi ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
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Thunder of Niagara 2015 Airshow returns after 4-year hiatus | wivb …
One of those hometown guys is Lieutenant Colonel Jason Frazee who flies the B-1 Lancer Bomber. He says he has been able to share this ... «wivb.com, Jul 15»

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