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Definition of admiral noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

admiral

noun
 
/ˈædmərəl/
 
/ˈædmərəl/
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  1. an officer of very high rank in the navy
    • The admiral visited the ships under his command.
    • Admiral Lord Nelson
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    see also Fleet Admiral, rear admiral, red admiral, vice admiralTopics War and conflictc1, Transport by waterc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • rear
    • vice
    phrases
    • Admiral of the Fleet
    • Fleet Admiral
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    Word OriginMiddle English (denoting an emir, a Muslim leader, or Saracen commander): from Old French amiral, admirail, via medieval Latin from Arabic 'amīr ‘commander’ (from 'amara ‘to command’). The ending -al was from Arabic -al- ‘of the’, used in titles (e.g. 'amīr-al-'umarā ‘ruler of rulers’), later assimilated to the familiar Latinate suffix -al.
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