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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Subaltern \Sub*al"tern\, a. [F. subalterne, LL. subalternus, fr.
     L. sub under + alter the one, the other of two. See Alter.]
     1. Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior;
        specifically (Mil.), ranking as a junior officer; being
        below the rank of captain; as, a subaltern officer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Logic) Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a
        related proposition.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Subaltern genus. (Logic) See under Genus.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Subaltern \Sub*al"tern\, n.
     1. A person holding a subordinate position; specifically, a
        commissioned military officer below the rank of captain.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Logic) A subaltern proposition. --Whately.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Subaltern \Sub*al"tern\, a. [F. subalterne, LL. subalternus, fr.
     L. sub under + alter the one, the other of two. See Alter.]
     1. Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior;
        specifically (Mil.), ranking as a junior officer; being
        below the rank of captain; as, a subaltern officer.
  
     2. (Logic) Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a
        related proposition.
  
     Subaltern genus. (Logic) See under Genus.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Subaltern \Sub*al"tern\, n.
     1. A person holding a subordinate position; specifically, a
        commissioned military officer below the rank of captain.
  
     2. (Logic) A subaltern proposition. --Whately.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  subaltern
       adj : inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly
             corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate
             functionary" [syn: junior-grade, inferior, lower,
              lower-ranking, lowly, petty(a), secondary, subordinate]
       n : a British commissioned army officer below the rank of
           captain

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  subaltern
     Catalan a.
     (l ca subaltern) (gloss: of a lower rank or position)
     Catalan n.
     (l en subaltern), subordinate
     Dutch a.
     (l en subaltern) (gloss: of a lower rank or position)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  subaltern
     a.
     1 Of a lower rank or position; inferior or secondary; especially (lb
  en military rank) ranking as a junior officer, below the rank of
  captain.
     2 (lb en logic) Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a
  related proposition.
     n.
     1 A subordinate.
     2 (lb en British military) A commissioned officer having a rank below
  that of captain; a lieutenant or second lieutenant.
     3 (lb en logic) A subaltern proposition; a proposition implied by a
  universal proposition.
     4 (lb en social science literary theory) A member of a group that is
  socially, politically and geographically outside of the hegemonic power
  structure of the colony and of the colonial homeland.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  subaltern
     Catalan a.
     (l ca subaltern) (gloss: of a lower rank or position)
     Catalan n.
     (l en subaltern), subordinate
     Dutch a.
     (l en subaltern) (gloss: of a lower rank or position)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  subaltern
     Catalan a.
     (l ca subaltern) (gloss: of a lower rank or position)
     Catalan n.
     (l en subaltern), subordinate
     Dutch a.
     (l en subaltern) (gloss: of a lower rank or position)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  subaltern
     Tyska a.
     (tagg nedsättande språk=de) underordnad

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  subaltern
     n.
     1 underordnad tjänsteman
     2 (tagg: ålderdomligt) löjtnant eller fänrik

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  subaltern /zˈuːbaltɜn/ 
  subordinate , subaltern 
     Synonyms: untergeordnet, rangniedriger
  

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  subaltern /zˈuːbaltɜn/ 
  servile 
     Synonyms: unterwürfig, servil
  

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-fra ]

  subaltern /zʊpʔalˈtɛʁn/ 
  subalterne
  mit beschränkten Entscheidungsbefugnissen versehen

From German-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.5 :   [ freedict:deu-nld ]

  subaltern /zˈuːbaltɜn/
  ondergeschikt, subaltern

From Deutsch-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-rus ]

  subaltern /zʊpʔalˈtɛʁn/ 
  подчиненное
  mit beschränkten Entscheidungsbefugnissen versehen

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-spa ]

  subaltern /zʊpʔalˈtɛʁn/ 
  subalterno
  mit beschränkten Entscheidungsbefugnissen versehen

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Subaltern /sˈʌbɒltˌən/
  الملازم الأول

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  subaltern //sʌbˈɔltərn// //ˈsʌbəltɚn// 
  младши офицер
  commissioned officer

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  subaltern /sˈʌbɒltˌən/ 
  podřízený

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  subaltern /sˈʌbɒltən/
  untergeordnet, rangniedriger, subaltern 
     Synonym: subordinate
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  subaltern /sˈʌbɒltˌən/
  
  κατώτερος, υφιστάμενος

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  subaltern //sʌbˈɔltərn// //ˈsʌbəltɚn// 
  1. alisteinen
  asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition
  2. nuorempi
  of a lower rank of position

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  subaltern //sʌbˈɔltərn// //ˈsʌbəltɚn// 
  1. nuorempi upseeri
  commissioned officer
  2. siirtomaa-alamainen
  member of a group outside a hegemonic power structure
  3. johtopäätös
  proposition implied by a universal proposition

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  subaltern /sˈʌbɒltˌən/ 
  1. कप्तान~के~नीचे~के~स्तर~के~फौजी~अधिकारी

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  subaltern /sˈʌbɒltˌən/
  podčinjen

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  subaltern /sˈʌbɒltˌən/
  1. alárendelt
  2. beosztott
  3. alsóbb fokú
  4. százados alatti rangban levô tiszt

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  subaltern /sˈʌbɒltˌən/
  1. ast, alt
  2. ing., (ask.) astsubay
  3. ast.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  subaltern /sˈʌbɒltˌən/
  1. (man.) ikincil önerme.

From Dutch-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:nld-deu ]

  subaltern /sɵbɑltɛrn/
  subaltern, untergeordnet

From Nederlands-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-spa ]

  subaltern /sˈybɑltˌɛrn/ 
  subalterno

From Svenska-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-deu ]

  subaltern /sˈʉbaltˌɛrn/ 
  Subalternbeamter, Subalternbeamtin, Subalterne, Subalterner
  underordnad tjänsteman

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  98 Moby Thesaurus words for "subaltern":
     ADC, CO, OD, aide, aide-de-camp, brigadier, brigadier general,
     captain, chicken colonel, chief of staff, cog, colonel, commandant,
     commander, commander in chief, commanding officer,
     commissioned officer, common, commonality, commonalty,
     company officer, creature, demeaning, disadvantaged, exec,
     executive officer, field marshal, field officer, first lieutenant,
     five-star general, flunky, follower, four-star general, general,
     general officer, generalissimo, hoi polloi, humble, in the shade,
     inferior, infra dig, jemadar, junior, junior officer, less, lesser,
     lieutenant, lieutenant colonel, lieutenant general, lightweight,
     low, lower, lower class, lower orders, lowly, major, major general,
     marechal, marshal, masses, minor, modest, officer,
     one-star general, orderly officer, ordinary, pawn, poor relation,
     risaldar, scrub, second fiddle, second rank, second string,
     secondary, senior officer, servile, shavetail, sirdar,
     staff officer, sub, subahdar, subject, sublieutenant, subordinate,
     subservient, the Old Man, the brass, third rank, third string,
     third stringer, three-star general, top brass, two-star general,
     underling, underprivileged, understrapper, vulgar, yes-man
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 次长,副官,中尉;
  a. 下的,次的,副的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 次长,副官,中尉
     a. 下的,次的,副的

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