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generaal

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch generaal.

Noun

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generaal (plural generaals)

  1. (military) general, general officer

Derived terms

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References

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  • Smaldone, Joseph P. (1997). "National Security". In Byrnes, Rita M. (ed.). South Africa: a country study. Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 378.

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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generaal (comparative generaler, superlative generaalst)

  1. general

Declension

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Declension of generaal
uninflected generaal
inflected generale
comparative generaler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial generaal generaler het generaalst
het generaalste
indefinite m./f. sing. generale generalere generaalste
n. sing. generaal generaler generaalste
plural generale generalere generaalste
definite generale generalere generaalste
partitive generaals generalers

Synonyms

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Noun

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generaal m (plural generaals, diminutive generaaltje n)

  1. full general (rank higher than a colonel)
  2. general officer

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Negerhollands: general
  • Afrikaans: generaal