глава́ — meaning in English

English meaning

• chapter noun One of the main divisions of a book or other written work.
• chief noun The leader or head of a group, organization, or tribe.
• head noun The part of the body containing the brain, eyes, and mouth.

Senses

глава́ is used for these senses in English:

• chapter A section of a work, a collection of works, or fragments of works, often manuscripts or transcriptions, created by scholars or advocates, not the original authors, to aid in finding portions of the texts.
• chief The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group. [from 13th c.]
• chief (sometimes, ironic) An informal term of address.
• head A headdress; a covering for the head.
• head (countable) The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.
• head The source of a river; the end of a lake where a river flows into it.

chapter — full definition

1. noun One of the main divisions of a book or other written work.
2. noun A local branch of a larger organisation, club, or society.
3. noun A distinct period or stage in someone's life or in a story of events.

chief — full definition

1. noun The leader or head of a group, organization, or tribe.
2. adj Most important; primary.

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