major general

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major general

noun major generals · major-general · Major General · Maj. Gen. · maj. gen.

  1. A military officer in the armies of most nations, typically ranking below a lieutenant general and above a brigadier. In short, when I've a smattering of elemental strategy-- [...] You'll say a better major-general has never sat agee.

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noun a military officer

한국어소장 sojang
日本語少将, 陸将補 in JGSDF
中文少將 /少将 shàojiàng
Kiswahilimeja jenerali
Françaisgénéral de division, major-général, général-major
DeutschGeneralmajor, Generalmajorin
Ελληνικάυποστράτηγος ypostrátigos, υποπτέραρχος ypoptérarchos
Românăgeneral-maior
Русскийгенера́л-майо́р generál-majór
العربيةلواء
עבריתאַלּוּף alúf

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@misc{major_general_2026,
  title = {major general},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/major%20general},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}