principal
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The meaning (definition) of the word principal
the person in charge of a school
The word principal used in a sentence
“Our principal said hello to all of us.”
How the word principal is said around the world
| French | directeur (dee-rek-TUR) |
| Spanish | director (dee-rehk-TOHR) |
| Mandarin | 校长 (shyow jahng) |
| Hindi | प्रिंसिपल (PRIN-see-pal) |
| Arabic | مُدِير الْمَدْرَسَة (moo-DEER al-MAD-ra-sah) |
| Russian | директор (dee-REK-tuhr) |
| Portuguese (EU) | diretor (dee-ruh-TOR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | diretor (jee-reh-TOHR) |
| Japanese | こうちょうせんせい (koh-CHOH sen-SAY) |
| German | Schulleiter (SHOOL-ly-ter) |
| Urdu | پرنسپل (PRIN-si-pal) |
| Punjabi | ਪ੍ਰਿੰਸੀਪਲ (prin-SEE-pal) |
| Korean | 교장 선생님 (GYOH-jahng SUN-seng-neem) |
| Hebrew | מְנַהֵל (meh-nah-HEL) |
| Greek | διευθυντής (thee-ef-theen-DEES) |
| Dutch | directeur (dee-rek-TUR) |
| Tagalog | punong-guro (POO-nong goo-ROH) |
| Vietnamese | hiệu trưởng (hee-oo CHOONG) |
| Turkish | okul müdürü (oh-KOOL mew-dew-REW) |
| Persian | مدیر مدرسه (mo-DEE-reh mad-re-SEH) |
| Polish | dyrektor (dih-REK-tor) |
| Ukrainian | директор (dy-REK-tor) |
| Bengali | প্রধান শিক্ষক (proh-DHAHN SHIK-khohk) |
| Swedish | rektor (REK-tor) |
| Italian | preside (PREH-zee-deh) |
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