how to pronounce veteran

/veteˈʁaːn/

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veteran is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of veteran in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… karl m ist nicht der einzige veteran der …”

meanings of veteran

noun:

Vintage car.
Veteran (old soldier).

veteran frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word veteran occurs in german on average 0.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.