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military attaché

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A diplomatic attaché for military affairs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Military attachés are usually high-ranking officers.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

military + attaché

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ռազմական կցորդ (ṙazmakan kcʻord) — a diplomatic attaché for military affairs
  • Chinese Mandarin: 武官 (wǔguān) — a diplomatic attaché for military affairs
  • Dutch: militair attaché — a diplomatic attaché for military affairs
  • Estonian: kaitseatašee — a diplomatic attaché for military affairs
  • Finnish: sotilasattasea — a diplomatic attaché for military affairs
  • Finnish: sotilasasiamies — a diplomatic attaché for military affairs
  • French: attaché militaire — a diplomatic attaché for military affairs
  • German: Militärattaché — a diplomatic attaché for military affairs
  • German: Verteidigungsattaché — a diplomatic attaché for military affairs
  • Indonesian: atase pertahanan — a diplomatic attaché for military affairs
  • Russian: вое́нный атташе́ (vojénnyj attašé) — a diplomatic attaché for military affairs
  • Swedish: militärattaché — a diplomatic attaché for military affairs