premier

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /pɹɛmɪə(ɹ)/

[edit] Etymology

From Middle French premier (as an adjective).

[edit] Adjective

premier (not comparable)

Positive
premier

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

  1. Foremost, very first or very highest in quality or degree.

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[edit] Noun

Singular
premier

Plural
premiers

premier (plural premiers)

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  1. The head of a country's cabinet, see Prime minister.
  2. (Australian, Canadian) The head of a state or provincial government.
  3. (nautical, slang) The first lieutenant or other second-in-command officer of a ship.

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[edit] Usage notes

In British English, prime minister and premier are interchangeable while in Australia and Canada, the federal leader is the prime minister and the local leaders are premiers.

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to premier

Third person singular
premiers

Simple past
premiered

Past participle
premiered

Present participle
premiering

to premier (third-person singular simple present premiers, present participle premiering, simple past and past participle premiered)

  1. To perform, display or exhibit for the first time.
    The composer invited all his friends when they premiered the movie he orchestrated, we got to see it before anyone but the crew.

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[edit] Noun

premier m. (plural premiers, diminutive premiertje, diminutive plural premiertjes)

  1. prime minister

[edit] French

rank noun
1 premier
2 deuxième (or second)
3 troisième
4 quatrième
5 cinquième
6 sixième
7 septième
8 huitième
9 neuvième
10 dixième
rank noun
11 onzième
12 douzième
13 treizième
14 quatorzième
15 quinzième
16 seizième
17 dix-septième
18 dix-huitième
19 dix-neuvième
20 vingtième

[edit] Etymology

From Latin primarius.

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[edit] Alternative forms

  • (abbreviation, in general) 1er m., 1re or 1ère f.
  • (abbreviation, after names) I

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premier m (f première, m plural premiers, f plural premières)

  1. first
    Le premier élément de la liste est un zéro. - The first element of the list is zero.
  2. prime (number etc)

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[edit] Noun

premier m (f première, m plural premiers, f plural premières)

  1. first
    Il est le premier. - He is the first.

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English

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premier m. and f. inv.

  1. premier, prime minister (or similar title)

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[edit] Etymology

From French premier (first)

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  • IPA: [ˈprɛmʲɛr]

[edit] Noun

premier m.

  1. prime minister
  2. genitive plural of premiera

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Singular Plural
Nominative premier premierzy
Genitive premiera premierów
Dative premierowi premierom
Accusative premiera premierów
Instrumental premierem premierami
Locative premierze premierach
Vocative premierze premierzy

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premier m. and f. (plural premieres)

  1. premier (head of government)

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[edit] Noun

premier

  1. premier, prime minister.

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