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In Latin, camara or camera denoted a vaulted ceiling or roof. Later, the word simply mean “room, chamber” and was inherited by many European languages with that meaning. In the Spanish, the word became cámara, and a derivative of that was camarada “a group of soldiers quartered in a room” and hence “fellow soldier, companion.” That Spanish word was borrowed into French as camarade and then into Elizabethan English as both camerade and comerade.
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He enjoys spending time with his old army comrades.
the boy, and two others who are known to be his comrades, are wanted for questioning by the police
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Although there was no extended In Memoriam section, the late Joe Bonsall came up for saluting as well, as the remaining Oak Ridge Boys made an appearance to briefly pay testimony to their comrade.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
Get ready for non-stop assassin action as chaos ensues in the ordinary (and not-so-ordinary) life of Sakamoto and his comrades!
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
From the start, Lewis’s friends and comrades were amazed by his bravery and discipline.
—Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
One of his former comrades happened to be at the base and was able to catch up with Michael.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
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Chris Willman, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
Get ready for non-stop assassin action as chaos ensues in the ordinary (and not-so-ordinary) life of Sakamoto and his comrades!
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
From the start, Lewis’s friends and comrades were amazed by his bravery and discipline.
—Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
One of his former comrades happened to be at the base and was able to catch up with Michael.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for comrade
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“Comrade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comrade. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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