hetman

ˈhɛtmən

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Definition of hetman - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

military

Dated

Cossack leader or general

Dated

The hetman led his troops into battle.

chieftain

commander

leader

Dated

person who leads a group or army

Dated

The hetman led his troops into battle.

chief

commander

Poland-Lithuania

Dated

second-highest military commander in Poland and Lithuania

Dated

He was appointed as the hetman of the army.

chief

commander

leader

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Origin of hetman

Polish, hetman (commander)

Examples of hetman in a sentence

A new hetman was elected by the council.
The hetman was respected by all his followers.
As a hetman, he made strategic decisions for the army.
The hetman led the troops with great skill.
In history, the hetman played a crucial role in battles.

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French:hetman, commandant, ...
German:Hetman, Heerführer, ...
Italian:atamano, hetman, ...
Spanish:hetman, ...
Portuguese:atamã, comandante, ...
Chinese:哥萨克首领, 酋长, ...
Japanese:ヘトマン, 軍司令官, ...
Arabic:هَتْمان, قائِد, ...
Hebrew:הֶטְמָן, מְנַהֵג צָבָא, ...
Russian:гетман, ...
Ukrainian:гетьман, ватажок, ...
Hindi:हेटमैन, सेनापति, ...
Bengali:হেটম্যান, নেতা, ...
Catalan:hetman, ataman, ...
Czech:hejtman, vůdce, ...
Danish:hetman, ...
Dutch:hetman, ...
Greek:αταμάνος, αρχηγός, ...
Hungarian:hetman, vezér, ...
Khmer:មេដឹកនាំ ឬឧត្តមសេនីយ៍កូសាក់, ហេតម៉ង់, ...
Korean:헤트만, ...
Persian:هتمان, ...
Polish:hetman, ...
Portuguese (BR):hetman, comandante, ...
Romanian:hatman, conducător, ...
Swedish:hetman, militärbefälhavare, ...
Thai:แม่ทัพ, ผู้นำ, ...
Turkish:hetman, ataman, ...
Vietnamese:thủ lĩnh Cossack, vị tướng, ...

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