military attaché

noun

A diplomatic attaché for military affairs.

“Military attachés are usually high-ranking officers.”

Meanings

nounmilitary attaché (plural military attachés)

plural military attachés

  1. A diplomatic attaché for military affairs.

    Military attachés are usually high-ranking officers.

Origin

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 武官
  • 武官 (wǔguān)a diplomatic attaché for military affairs
Dutch militair attaché
  • militair attachéa diplomatic attaché for military affairs
Estonian kaitseatašee
  • kaitseatašeea diplomatic attaché for military affairs
Finnish sotilasattasea, sotilasasiamies
  • sotilasattaseaa diplomatic attaché for military affairs
  • sotilasasiamiesa diplomatic attaché for military affairs
French attaché militaire
  • attaché militairea diplomatic attaché for military affairs
German Militärattaché, Verteidigungsattaché
  • Militärattachéa diplomatic attaché for military affairs
  • Verteidigungsattachéa diplomatic attaché for military affairs
Indonesian atase pertahanan
  • atase pertahanana diplomatic attaché for military affairs
Russian вое́нный атташе́
  • вое́нный атташе́ (vojénnyj attašé)a diplomatic attaché for military affairs
Swedish militärattaché
  • militärattachéa diplomatic attaché for military affairs
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APA

military attaché. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/military%20attach%C3%A9

MLA

“military attaché.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/military%20attach%C3%A9. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “military attaché,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/military%20attach%C3%A9.

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