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commandant


com·man·dant

noun \ˈkä-mən-ˌdänt, -ˌdant\

Definition of COMMANDANT

: commanding officer
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Examples of COMMANDANT

  1. <the commandant of a naval district>

First Known Use of COMMANDANT

1687

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Rhymes with COMMANDANT

bon vivant, complaisant, debridement, debutant, debutante, dilettante, John of Gaunt, intrigant, nonchalant, poste restante, symbiont

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