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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesoccupazione
Pronunciation / Transliteration: okkupatsjone
"La sua occupazione è ingegnere."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person's job or profession.
"Her occupation as a teacher brings her great joy." - 2
The action of occupying or taking possession of a space.
"The occupation of the building lasted for several weeks."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'occupation' originates from the Latin 'occupatio', meaning 'seizing or taking possession'. It evolved through Old French before entering Middle English, where it retained the meaning of a person's job or profession.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Occupation" is said worldwide
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occupation
Transliteration: ɔkypasjɔ̃
"Son occupation principale est médecin."
Beruf
Transliteration: bəˈʁuːf
"Ihr Beruf ist Lehrerin."
occupazione
Transliteration: okkupatsjone
"La sua occupazione è ingegnere."
ocupación
Transliteration: okupasjɔn
"Su ocupación es abogada."
ocupação
Transliteration: okupaˈsɐ̃w
"A ocupação dela é professora."
व्यवसाय
Transliteration: vyavasāy
"उसका व्यवसाय डॉक्टर है।"
职业
Transliteration: zhí yè
"她的职业是教师。"
직업
Transliteration: jigeob
"그녀의 직업은 의사입니다."
職業
Transliteration: shokugyō
"彼女の職業は教師です。"
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