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Meanings of colonel in English
Military rank in the Austrian empire, Austria-Hungary.
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Usage of colonel in English
1
Forget I said anything until we resolve the issue of that colonel.
2
Of course the colonel knew about the partisan activity in this sector.
3
The woman started in amazement and the colonel half rose in anger.
4
The colonel sat in wretched silence a few moments; then he arose:
5
Nine border police and soldiers, including a colonel, were among the dead.
6
The colonel led the way up the principal lane of the village.
7
In the general excitement and joy, the colonel had been quite forgotten.
8
The lady is the wife of a colonel in the British army.
9
They stood for a minute in silence; then the colonel spoke again.
10
The captain returned the civil inclination of Alice, and the colonel proceeded:
11
The colonel went into the guard-room while Parrington remained in the street.
12
The colonel was in the midst of it but came out unhurt.
13
The colonel and the mess room looked at the man in silence.
14
You see in me the colonel, and the majors, and the captains.
15
Not really, argues Andrew Bacevich, noted history professor and retired Army colonel.
16
For the moment, though, the colonel thought his audience was large enough.
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Spanish
Colonel through the time
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