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Pronunciation / Transliteration: xiǎozhǎng
"校长在开学典礼上发表了讲话。"
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The person with the highest authority or most important position in an organization, particularly a school.
"The principal addressed the students during the morning assembly."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French principal, from Latin principalis, from princeps 'first, chief' (see prince).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Principal" is said worldwide
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proviseur
Transliteration: proviseur
"Le proviseur du lycée a accueilli les nouveaux élèves."
Schulleiter
Transliteration: Schulleiter
"Der Schulleiter hielt eine Rede zur Begrüßung."
preside
Transliteration: preside
"Il preside ha convocato una riunione straordinaria."
director
Transliteration: director
"El director de la escuela firmó los documentos."
diretor
Transliteration: diretor
"O diretor conversou com os pais dos alunos."
प्रधानाचार्य
Transliteration: pradhanacharya
"प्रधानाचार्य ने सभी बच्चों को पुरस्कार दिया।"
校长
Transliteration: xiǎozhǎng
"校长在开学典礼上发表了讲话。"
교장
Transliteration: gyojang
"교장 선생님께서 새 학기 인사말을 하셨다."
校長
Transliteration: kōchō
"校長先生が全校集会でスピーチをした。"
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