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major

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 19.06.2025

Meanings

kaptenile järgnev ja kolonelleitnandile eelnev vanemohvitseri auaste Eesti jt riikide kaitseväes; selles auastmes ohvitser
Synonyms
  • mjr abbreviation

Translations

Good to know

Mereväes vastab majori auastmele kaptenmajor.

Collocations
Nouns
majori auaste aukraad
Rühma komandöriks oli määratud majori auastmes sõjaväelane.
Majori aukraadini jõudnud mees ei häbene oma punast minevikku.
Verbs
majoriks saama ülendama
Ta läks 1941. aastal Punaarmeesse ja sai majoriks.
Collocations
majori auaste aukraad saama

Terminological databases

Militerm | riigikaitseterminite andmebaas

ID 534723 Last modified 28.06.2023
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Domain Land Forces -> General
major preferred
mjr
Major preferred
MAJ
Maj
Commandant preferred
Major preferred
  • Eestis maaväe vanemohvitseri madalaim auaste
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major preferred
mjr abbreviation
Major preferred
Good to know
  • Eesti auastme ametlik ingliskeelne tõlkevaste.
  • Promotion to Major follows between 8-10 years service. Typically a Major will be given command of a sub-unit of up to 120 officers and soldiers with responsibility for their training, welfare and administration both in camp and on operations, as well as the management of their equipment.
MAJ abbreviation
US
Good to know
  • Eesti auastme ametlik ingliskeelne lühend.
Maj abbreviation
Commandant preferred
Major preferred

Militerm | riigikaitseterminite andmebaas

ID 539145 Last modified 28.06.2023
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Domain Air Forces -> General
major preferred
mjr
Major preferred
Maj
Maj.
Squadron Leader admitted
  • Eestis õhuväe vanemohvitseri madalaim auaste
Good to know
  • NATO KOOD: OF-3
Related
major preferred
mjr abbreviation
Major preferred
US
Good to know
  • Eesti auastme ametlik ingliskeelne tõlkevaste.
Maj abbreviation
Good to know
  • Eesti auastme ametlik ingliskeelne lühend.
Maj. abbreviation
US
Squadron Leader admitted
UK
Sqn Ldr abbreviation
UK
Commandant
Major

Word forms

Inflection Type 2e

major majorid
majori majorite
majorit majoreid

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