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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslegación
Pronunciation / Transliteration: le.ɣaˈsjon
"El ministro encabeza la legación diplomática."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A diplomatic mission in a foreign country headed by a minister rather than an ambassador.
"The government decided to upgrade its legation in the capital to a full embassy." - 2
The official premises occupied by a diplomatic minister and their staff.
"Protesters gathered outside the gates of the foreign legation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'legatio', meaning 'embassy' or 'mission', originating from 'legare' (to send as an ambassador, bequeath). It entered Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, initially referring to a papal legate's mission before evolving to denote a diplomatic mission ranking below an embassy.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Legation" is said worldwide
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légation
Transliteration: le.ɡa.sjɔ̃
"Il a été nommé secrétaire de la légation."
Gesandtschaft
Transliteration: ɡəˈzantʃaft
"Die Gesandtschaft befindet sich im Stadtzentrum."
legazione
Transliteration: le.ɡaˈtjo.ne
"La legazione ha aperto le sue porte ai rifugiati."
legación
Transliteration: le.ɣaˈsjon
"El ministro encabeza la legación diplomática."
legação
Transliteration: le.ɡaˈsɐ̃w
"A delegação enviou um relatório para a legação."
दूतावास
Transliteration: dootavaas
"उन्होंने विदेशी दूतावास में शरण ली।"
公使馆
Transliteration: gōng shǐ guǎn
"这家公使馆负责处理两国的日常事务。"
공사관
Transliteration: gongsagwan
"그들은 서울에 있는 공사관을 방문했다."
公使館
Transliteration: kōshikan
"彼は公使館の書記官として赴任した。"
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