Kommandatura

noun

Kom·​man·​da·​tu·​ra

kəˌmandəˈtu̇rə

variants or less commonly Kommandantur

¦kämənˌdan‧¦tu̇(ə)r

or Kommandantura

ˌkämənˌdan‧ˈtu̇rə

plural -s

: a military government headquarters

especially : a Russian or interallied headquarters in a European city subsequent to World War II

Word History

Etymology

kommandatura, kommandantura probably modification of German kommandantur command post, from kommandant commandant (from French commandant) + -ur -ure; kommandantur from German, command post

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