قوماندان

English translation: commander

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Dari term or phrase:قوماندان
English translation:commander
Entered by: Mohammad Ali Omrani

19:38 Mar 7, 2012
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Dari term or phrase: قوماندان
قوماندان؟
Faezeh Robinson
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:58
commander
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Mohammad Ali Omrani
Local time: 00:28
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1commander
Mohammad Ali Omrani
5commanding officer (CO)
Reza Ebrahimi
5[Military] Commander
Wali S.
5Commander/Chief/Head
Abdul Qayyum


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commander


Explanation:



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Mohammad Ali Omrani
Local time: 00:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 3
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agree  Abdul Katawazai: Police Headquarters is the right answer.
13 hrs
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commanding officer (CO)


Explanation:
commander can be used for big units of army but generally, it means "commanding officer"

Reza Ebrahimi
United States
Local time: 13:58
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
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[Military] Commander


Explanation:
The term is used for military commander whether from a regular army or otherwise; for instance those unit/group leaders from Mujahideen, who were fighting the Russians and the Communist regime, are called commanders.

The term قوماندانی refers to the "headquarters"; for instance Security Headquarters of Kabul: قوماندانی امنیه کابل

Wali S.
Canada
Local time: 16:58
Native speaker of: Native in Pashto (Pushto)Pashto (Pushto), Native in DariDari
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Commander/Chief/Head


Explanation:
Oftenly it is used for the Head or Commander of a military unit/detachment or an armed force

Abdul Qayyum
Local time: 01:58
Native speaker of: Native in Pashto (Pushto)Pashto (Pushto), Native in UrduUrdu
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