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Word: Commando
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 18th century (denoting a militia, originally consisting of Boers in South Africa): from Portuguese (earlier form of comando), from commandar ‘to command’, from late Latin commandare (see command)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kəˈmɑːndəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a soldier specially trained for carrying out raids
Short Definition:soldier specially trained for carrying out raids
Examples:- a group of commandos parachute in
- a commando attack
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