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1. (n.) admiral
the commander in chief of a fleet.
2. admiral
(in the U.S. Navy)
3. admiral
a high-ranking officer, next above vice-admiral.
4. admiral
an officer of any of the four highest ranks: rear admiral, vice-admiral, admiral, and fleet admiral.
5. admiral
any of several brightly colored butterflies of the genera Vanessa and Basilarchia, as the red admiral,
V. atalanta rubria.
6. admiral
Obs. the flagship of an admiral.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME, var. of amiral < OF < Ar amīr al commander of the amīr al-mu&hamza;minīn commander of the faithful)
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| Definition of 'Admiral' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) admiral, full admiral
the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
2. (noun) admiral
any of several brightly colored butterflies
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1. (noun) admiral
a high-ranking officer in the Navy
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Admiral
a naval officer of the highest rank; a naval officer of high rank, of which there are different grades. The chief gradations in rank are admiral, vice admiral, and rear admiral. The admiral is the commander in chief of a fleet or of fleets
2. (noun) Admiral
the ship which carries the admiral; also, the most considerable ship of a fleet
3. (noun) Admiral
a handsome butterfly (Pyrameis Atalanta) of Europe and America. The larva feeds on nettles
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Admiral
the chief commander of a fleet, of which there are in Britain three grades—admirals, vice-admirals, and rear-admirals, the first displaying his flag on the main mast, the second on the fore, and the third on the mizzen.
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Sense: (with capital in titles) the commander of a navy.
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 Afrikaans: admiraal |
 Arabic: أمِير البَحْر، أمِيرَال |
 Bulgarian: адмирал |
 Brazilian: almirante |
 Czech: admirál |
 German: der Admiral |
 Danish: admiral |
 Greek: ναύαρχος |
 Spanish: almirante (con mayúscula |
 Estonian: admiral |
 Farsi: تیمسار؛ دریاسالار |
 Finnish: amiraali |
 French: amiral/-ale |
 Hebrew: אֲדְמִירָל |
 Hindi: ऐडमिरल, नौसेनापति |
 Croatian: admiral |
 Hungarian: tengernagy |
 Indonesian: laksamana |
 Icelandic: flotaforingi |
 Italian: ammiraglio |
 Japanese: 海軍大将 |
 Korean: 해군 제독 |
 Lithuanian: admirolas |
 Latvian: admirālis |
 Malay: laksamana |
 Dutch: admiraal |
 Norwegian: admiral |
 Polish: admirał |
 Persian: تیمسار؛ دریاسالار |
 Pashto: امير البحر، دبحري قواو قو |
 Portuguese: almirante |
 Romanian: amiral |
 Russian: адмирал |
 Slovak: admirál |
 Slovenian: admiral |
 Serbian: admiral |
 Swedish: amiral |
 Thai: นาวิกโยธิน |
 Turkish: amiral |
 Taiwanese: 海軍上將 |
 Ukrainian: адмірал |
 Vietnamese: đô đốc |
 Chinese: 海军上将，舰队司令 |
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