överste

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See also: overste and øverste

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Adjective

överste

  1. definite natural masculine singular of överst

Noun

överste c

  1. (military) a colonel[1]
  2. (military) a group captain[1] (in the British Royal Air Force)

Declension

Descendants

  • Finnish: eversti

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Utrikes namnbok (7th ed., 2007) →ISBN

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