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1. (n.) legation
a diplomatic minister and staff in a foreign mission.
2. legation
the official headquarters of a diplomatic minister.
3. legation
the office or position of a legate; mission.
Etymology: (1425–75; late ME < L lēgātiō embassy. See legate , -tion)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) legation, legateship
the post or office of legate
2. (noun) legation, foreign mission
a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister
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| Definition of 'legation' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) legation
the sending forth or commissioning one person to act for another
2. (noun) legation
a legate, or envoy, and the persons associated with him in his mission; an embassy; or, in stricter usage, a diplomatic minister and his suite; a deputation
3. (noun) legation
the place of business or official residence of a diplomatic minister at a foreign court or seat of government
4. (noun) legation
a district under the jurisdiction of a legate
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Sense: (the headquarters of) an official group of people acting on behalf of the government of their own country etc in another country.
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 Afrikaans: legasie |
 Arabic: مُفَوَّضِيَّه |
 Bulgarian: легация |
 Brazilian: missão diplomática |
 Czech: vyslanectví |
 German: die Gesandtschaft |
 Danish: legation; gesandtskab |
 Greek: πρεσβεία, διπλωματική αντ |
 Spanish: legación |
 Estonian: (diplomaatiline) esindus |
 Farsi: سفارت |
 Finnish: suurlähetystö |
 French: légation |
 Hebrew: צִירוּת |
 Hindi: प्रतिनिधि मण्डल |
 Croatian: izaslanstvo |
 Hungarian: követség |
 Indonesian: perwakilan |
 Icelandic: sendiráð |
 Italian: legazione |
 Japanese: 公使館 |
 Korean: 공사(公使) 일행 |
 Lithuanian: pasiuntinybė |
 Latvian: diplomātiskā misija |
 Malay: perwakilan diplomatik |
 Dutch: gezantschap |
 Norwegian: sendelag, legasjon |
 Polish: poselstwo |
 Persian: سفارت |
 Pashto: سفارت |
 Portuguese: missão diplomática |
 Romanian: (de)legaţie |
 Russian: представительство |
 Slovak: vyslanectvo |
 Slovenian: predstavništvo |
 Serbian: poslanstvo |
 Swedish: legation, beskickning |
 Thai: คณะทูต |
 Turkish: temsilcilik (dairesi); el |
 Taiwanese: 公使館(全體人員) |
 Ukrainian: дипломатична місія; дипло |
 Urdu: نائبین کی جمعیت |
 Vietnamese: công sứ quán |
 Chinese: 公使馆（全体人员） |
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