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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespersona non grata
Pronunciation / Transliteration: perˈsona non ˈɡrata
"Dopo lo scandalo, è diventato una persona non grata nella comunità politica."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who is not welcome or is rejected by a particular group or society.
"After the scandal, he became a persona non grata in the political community." - 2
In diplomatic terms, a person whose presence is unacceptable to a host country.
"The ambassador was declared a persona non grata and was asked to leave the country."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'persona non grata' originates from Latin, where 'persona' means 'person' and 'non grata' translates to 'not welcome'. It has been used in diplomatic contexts since the 19th century to denote an individual whose presence is unwelcome in a particular country or organization.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Persona Non Grata" is said worldwide
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persona non grata
Transliteration: pɛʁ.sɔ.na nɔ̃ ɡʁa.ta
"Après le scandale, il est devenu persona non grata dans la communauté politique."
persona non grata
Transliteration: pɛʁˈzoː.na nɔn ˈɡʁaː.ta
"Nach dem Skandal wurde er zur persona non grata erklärt."
persona non grata
Transliteration: perˈsona non ˈɡrata
"Dopo lo scandalo, è diventato una persona non grata nella comunità politica."
persona non grata
Transliteration: peɾˈsona non ˈɡɾata
"Después del escándalo, se convirtió en persona non grata en la comunidad política."
persona non grata
Transliteration: peʁˈzonɐ nɒ̃ ˈɡɾatɐ
"Após o escândalo, ele se tornou uma persona non grata na comunidade política."
अस्वीकृत व्यक्ति
Transliteration: asvikrit vyakti
"स्कैंडल के बाद, वह राजनीतिक समुदाय में अस्वीकृत व्यक्ति बन गया।"
不受欢迎的人
Transliteration: bù shòu huānyíng de rén
"丑闻后，他在政治圈中成了不受欢迎的人。"
환영받지 못하는 사람
Transliteration: hwan-yeong-bat-ji mothan salam
"스캔들 이후 그는 정치 공동체에서 환영받지 못하는 사람이 되었다."
歓迎されない人
Transliteration: kangei sarenai hito
"スキャンダルの後、彼は政治コミュニティで歓迎されない人になった。"
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