Base and Principal

Base

Base noun - An immaterial thing upon which something else rests.

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Principal and base are semantically related. in fundamental part topic. In some cases you can use "Principal" instead a noun "Base".

Nearby Words: basic, basal, based, baseline, baseball

Principal noun - The person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show.

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Base and principal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Base" instead an adjective "Principal".

Nearby Words: principle, principally, principality, principe

old	old base	old principal
good	good base	good principal
female	female base	female principal
safe	safe base	safe principal
Other adjectives: similar, current, actual, entire, real, evil, black, decent, new, former, military, next, said.

It would serve as the principal naval base of the Russians in the upcoming Russo-Japanese War.

Source: Useful Notes / First Sino-Japanese War
Drunk with Power: When German was appointed provisional principal of the school for a couple of days, he turned it into a military base.

Source: Series / Patito Feo
Other settings may use other authority figures; the principal in a school setting, or the base commander in a military setting, for example.

Source: Ultimate Authority Mayor

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