COMMISSARIAT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does commissariat mean? 

• COMMISSARIAT (noun)
  The noun COMMISSARIAT has 1 sense:

1. a stock or supply of foods

  Familiarity information: COMMISSARIAT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COMMISSARIAT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A stock or supply of foods

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

commissariat; provender; provisions; viands; victuals

Hypernyms ("commissariat" is a kind of...):

food; nutrient (any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "commissariat"):

food cache (food in a secure or hidden storage place)

larder (a supply of food especially for a household)