lieutenant general
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lieutenant general¹
noun lieutenant generals · lieutenants general
- A commissioned officer in the British Army or Royal Marines or the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, or United States Air Force, ranked above a major general and below a general.
- A similar rank in the armed forces of some other countries.
Lieutenant General²
noun Lieutenant Generals · Lieutenants General
- Alternative letter-case form of lieutenant general (found when the term is used as a title).
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noun an officer above major general and below general
| Español | teniente general |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 중장 jungjang |
| 日本語 | 中将, 陸将 |
| 中文 | 中將 /中将 zhōngjiàng |
| Kiswahili | luteni jenerali |
| Português | tenente-general |
| Français | général de corps d'armée, lieutenant général |
| Deutsch | Generalleutnant |
| Ελληνικά | αντιστράτηγος antistrátigos, αντιπτέραρχος antiptérarchos |
| Română | general-locotenent |
| Русский | генерал-лейтенант general-lejtenant |
| العربية | فريق farīq |
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title = {lieutenant general},
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