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- [het-muh n]
- /ˈhɛt mən/
- /ˈhet.mən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [het-muh n]
- /ˈhɛt mən/
Definitions of hetman word
- noun plural hetman the title assumed by the chief of Ukrainian Cossacks of the Dnieper River region, with headquarters at Zaporozhe. 1
- noun plural hetman ataman. 1
- noun hetman A Polish or Cossack military commander. 1
- noun hetman a Cossack leader 0
- noun hetman (historical) A Cossack headman or general. 0
- noun hetman Title used by the second-highest military commander in Poland and Lithuania (15th to 18th century). 0
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Origin of hetman
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
1700-10; < Ukrainian hét'man < Polish hetman < an eastern dial. form of Middle High German houbetman leader, chief (German Hauptmann captain; compare German dial. (Silesia) Hettmann, Hötmann; see head, man1)
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Parts of speech for Hetman
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hetman popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
hetman usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hetman
noun hetman
- commander — A commander is an officer in charge of a military operation or organization.
- general — of or relating to all persons or things belonging to a group or category: a general meeting of the employees.
- old man — a father, usually one's own: His old man's letting him have the car for the prom.
- commandant — A commandant is an army officer in charge of a particular place or group of people.
- co — (slang) company.
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