commissariat

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French commissariat. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˌkɑ.mɪˈsɛr.i.ət/ === Noun === commissariat (plural commissariats) A supply of food. The department of an army that supplies provisions for the troops. (historical) A department of the government of the Soviet Union in the early period of its existence. A territorial and governmental unit of Colombia at some points in its history. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === marcatissimo == French == === Etymology === From commissaire +‎ -at. Compare Medieval Latin commissāriātus [1352]. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ.mi.sa.ʁja/ === Noun === commissariat m (plural commissariats) commissionership police station Synonym: poste de police === Further reading === “commissariat”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012