how to pronounce ветеран

/vʲɪtʲɪˈran/

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ветеран is pronounced in three syllables

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vʲ

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tʲ

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An example use of ветеран in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… кто-то может быть ветеран вот чтобы …”

meanings of ветеран

noun:

Veteran (person with long experience).
Veteran (person who has served in the armed forces, especially an old soldier who has seen long service).

ветеран frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word ветеран occurs in russian on average 6.9 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.