noun
Meaning 1
A junior officer in Imperial Russia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
praporshchik
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noun
Meaning 2
A senior non-commissioned officer, originally in the Russian military, and still in certain other uniformed services of the Russian government.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
Russian пра́порщик (práporščik)
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Marathi: प्रापोर्शचिक (prāporśacik) — (historical) a junior officer in Imperial Russia
- Russian: пра́порщик (práporščik) — (historical) a junior officer in Imperial Russia
- Marathi: प्रापोर्शचिक (prāporśacik) — a senior non-commissioned officer, originally in the Russian military
- Russian: пра́порщик (práporščik) — a senior non-commissioned officer, originally in the Russian military