English Explanatory Dictionary

commissariat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A supply of food.
  2. The department of an army that supplies provisions for the troops.
  3. A department of the government of the Soviet Union in the early period of its existence.
  4. A territorial and governmental unit of Colombia at some points in its history.

Pronunciation

/ˌkɑ.mɪˈsɛr.i.ət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-commissariat.wav

Word forms

commissariat commissariats

Etymology

Borrowed from French commissariat.

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