Kommandatura
noun
Kom·man·da·tu·ra
\kəˌmandəˈtu̇rə\
variants: less commonly
Kommandantur
\¦kämənˌdan‧¦tu̇(ə)r\ orKommandantura
\ˌkämənˌdan‧ˈtu̇rə\Definition of Kommandatura
-s
: a military government headquarters; especially : a Russian or interallied headquarters in a European city subsequent to World War II
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Origin and Etymology of kommandatura
kommandatura, kommandantura probably modification of German kommandantur command post, from kommandant commandant (from French commandant) + -ur -ure; kommandantur from German, command post
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