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major general

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A military officer in the armies of most nations, typically ranking below a lieutenant general and above a brigadier.

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Across languages

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  • Afrikaans: majoor generaal — a military officer
  • Arabic: لواء — a military officer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 少將 /少将 (shàojiàng) — a military officer
  • Czech: generálmajor — a military officer
  • Danish: generalmajor — a military officer
  • Estonian: kindralmajor — a military officer
  • Finnish: kenraalimajuri — a military officer
  • French: général de division — a military officer
  • French: major-général — a military officer
  • French: général-major — a military officer
  • German: Generalmajor — a military officer
  • German: Generalmajorin — a military officer
  • Greek: υποστράτηγος (ypostrátigos) — a military officer
  • Greek: υποπτέραρχος (ypoptérarchos) — a military officer
  • Hebrew: אַלּוּף (alúf) — a military officer
  • Hungarian: vezérőrnagy — a military officer
  • Hungarian: generálmajor — a military officer
  • Indonesian: mayor jenderal — a military officer
  • Japanese: 少将 — a military officer
  • Japanese: 陸将補 (in JGSDF) — a military officer
  • Khmer: ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ទោ (ŏttâmôséniy toŭ) — a military officer
  • Korean: 소장 (sojang) — a military officer
  • Macedonian: генерал мајор — a military officer
  • Malay: mejar jeneral — a military officer
  • Marathi: मेजर जनरल (mejar janral) — a military officer
  • Polish: generał major — a military officer
  • Romanian: general-maior — a military officer
  • Russian: генера́л-майо́р (generál-majór) — a military officer
  • Swahili: meja jenerali — a military officer
  • Swedish: generalmajor — a military officer
  • Turkish: tümgeneral — a military officer
  • Uzbek: general-mayor — a military officer