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I was pretty young when my father was prime minister, so it wasn't really a big part of my life. My folks were away a lot, meeting foreign dignitaries and that sort of thing, but it never struck me as odd. If anything it allowed me to get into all sorts of mischief.
Julian McMahon

Meaning of "dignitaries" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DIGNITARIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIGNITARIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dignitaries is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIGNITARIES

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dignification
dignified
dignifiedly
dignifiedness
dignifies
dignify
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digoneutic
digoneutism
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WORDS THAT END LIKE DIGNITARIES

accessories
anniversaries
beneficiaries
binaries
boundaries
canaries
commentaries
diaries
dictionaries
documentaries
itineraries
libraries
mercenaries
missionaries
obituaries
ovaries
salaries
secretaries
subsidiaries
summaries
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Synonyms and antonyms of dignitaries in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DIGNITARIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dignitaries» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of dignitaries

Translation of «dignitaries» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIGNITARIES

Find out the translation of dignitaries to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dignitaries from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dignitaries» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

要人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dignatarios
570 millions of speakers

English

dignitaries
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गणमान्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كبار الشخصيات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сановники
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dignitários
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিশিষ্টজনদের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dignitaires
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembesar-pembesar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Würdenträger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

高官
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

인사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wong tuwa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chức sắc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரமுகர்களும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मान्यवर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

devlet adamları
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dignitari
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dygnitarze
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сановники
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

demnitari
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αξιωματούχους
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoogwaardigheidsbekleërs
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dignitärer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

myndighetspersoner
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dignitaries

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIGNITARIES»

The term «dignitaries» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.307 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIGNITARIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dignitaries» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dignitaries» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dignitaries

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4 QUOTES WITH «DIGNITARIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dignitaries.
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Kevin Bleyer
To be sure, the hard-to-come-by interview - the 'get' - isn't an uncommon phenomenon here at 'The Daily Show.' We've had high-profile dignitaries, low-profile indignitaries, stars you've heard of, authors you should have read.
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Lafcadio Hearn
Is woman a religion? Well, perhaps you will have the chance of judging for yourselves if you go to America. There you will find men treating women with just the same respect formerly accorded only to religious dignitaries or to great nobles.
3
Bob Livingston
We'd play at the Ambassador's house for an invited group of dignitaries from the government that might have gone to school in America; to the U.S. Consulate that invites certain people that they're trying to target.
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Julian McMahon
I was pretty young when my father was prime minister, so it wasn't really a big part of my life. My folks were away a lot, meeting foreign dignitaries and that sort of thing, but it never struck me as odd. If anything it allowed me to get into all sorts of mischief.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIGNITARIES»

Discover the use of dignitaries in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dignitaries and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dignitaries: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Use in Literature DignitariesIt is composed of dignitaries, old, conservative men from the successful classes of the nation, who are not easily swayed by the emotions of the piazza.ndash;Robert Herrick (1868-1938) in The World Decision.The ...
‎2008
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The Ecclesiastic [afterw.] The Theologian and ecclesiastic ...
Four dignitaries, provost, nineteen canons. Gap. Dean, thirteen canons, three personats, twelve beneficiarii. Riez. Eight canons, including two dignitaries, twelve beneficiarii. Toulon. Provost, archdeacon, sacristan, capischol, eight other  ...
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Cathedralia: a constitutional history of Cathedrals of the ...
CnanTnlts. Seventy-six canons, including seventeen dignitaries. Tnorss. Eight dignitaries, forty-one canons, five archdeacons. Nsvnas. Dean, archdeacon, four other dignitaries; two personsts, forty prebendsries. Caunaav. Eight dignitaries ...
Mackenzie Edward Charles WALCOTT, 1865
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REA's Annotated LSAT: With REA's TESTware on CD-ROM
QUESTIONS 8–13 The six sections of the village parade are filled by two bands, the volunteer fire department, the pony club, clowns, and dignitaries in open cars. The order of march must meet the following conditions: The clowns can be ...
Robert Webking, 2009
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Cathedralia: a constitutional history of cathedrals of the ...
Eight dignitaries, twelve canons, four demiprebendaries, four quar- tenarii, i.e. ecclesiastics having the fourth part of a canon's income. Elvas. Five dignitaries, ten canons, twelve demiprebendaries, four quartenarii. Portalegiik. Five dignitaries ...
Mackenzie Edward C. Walcott, 1865
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RECLAIMING HERITAGE: ALTERNATIVE IMAGINARIES OF MEMORY IN ...
The site of the ritual's enactment was to be stipulated by the dignitaries. The resolution was signed by three representatives of each ethnic group (Bainunk, Jola, Mandinko, and Balanta), who requested the administration to implement this ...
Ferdinand de Jong, Michael Rowlands, 2009
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A manual for the genealogist, topographer, antiquary, and ...
Lists op Chttbch Dignitaries, etc. Carlisle : Account of Religious Houses within the Diocese of Carlisle, with the Names of the Chancellors, Archdeacons, Rectors, &c. j Carlisle Cath. MS. 4. Chester : Catalogue and Lives of the Bishops of ...
Richard Sims, 1856
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Effective Writing Skills for Public Relations
There are widely differing styles for civic dignitaries, depending on the particular town or city. The Lord Mayors of London and York are unique in that they are styled The Right Honourable' while the remainder are generally titled The Right ...
John Foster, 2005
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Treaties and Agreements with and Concerning China, 1894-1919
Some time ago we had the honor to receive a communication from Your Excellency in which you stated that Articles 2 and 3 of the original agreement concluded by the dignitaries Yuan and Hu with the English Minister regarding the turning ...
John Van Antwerp MacMurray, 1921
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The Living Age ...
Let me just jot down, with no pretence of scientific accuracy, a few of the leading genera and larger species, a few of the most noticeable instances which met even the cursory gaze. First there were dignitaries, and of dignitaries many types.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIGNITARIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dignitaries is used in the context of the following news items.
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Maryville dignitaries set to pucker up at Nodaway County Fair …
... Way of Nodaway County raise awareness for the 2016 campaign. On Saturday, July 18, one of those dignitaries will have to pucker up. «Maryville Daily Forum, Jul 15»
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Dignitaries parade through Monmouth - Monmouthshire Beacon
“It was particularly good to have the chance to catch up with the current mayor, former mayors and also visiting dignitaries from other areas. «Monmouthshire Beacon, Jul 15»
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President of India hosts a reception at Rashtrapati Nilayam for …
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee hosted a Reception today (July 7,2015) for senior dignitaries of the States of Telangana and ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
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Miss Teen Galloway meets other parade dignitaries - Shore News …
After the post-parade ceremony, she met with a number of other dignitaries in attendance, including Grand Marshal Rocky Gannon, Fourth of ... «Shore News Today, Jul 15»
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President urges PGR members not to isolate dignitaries from people
President Md Abdul Hamid has urged President Guard Regiment (PGR) to ensure that the security arrangements made for dignitaries do not ... «Bangladesh News 24 hours, Jul 15»
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Streets named after foreign dignitaries, celebrities as symbol of …
We rarely pay any attention to the names of the streets we go by. Sometimes we only notice streets with interesting names, and other times we ... «Today's Zaman, Jul 15»
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Dignitaries rededicate Capitol cornerstone
On Friday afternoon, dignitaries rededicated the cornerstone of the Missouri Capitol, a little more than 100 years to the day after the original ... «KRCG, Jul 15»
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Japanese dignitaries to take part in cherry tree planting at Birkdale …
A ceremony to honour an enduring international friendship on Monday, July 6, should also turn part of Scarborough's Birkdale Ravine into a ... «insideTORONTO.com, Jul 15»
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Canada Day Festivities: Officials and dignitaries celebrate support …
The Canadian Ambassador to Ukraine Roman Waschuk began the celebrations by highlighting some of the common traits which connect ... «Ukraine Today, Jul 15»
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OHSU celebrates end of Knight Cancer Challenge with dignitaries
Oregon Health & Science University celebrated the successful completion of the $1 billion Knight Cancer Challenge today with an event in ... «Portland Business Journal, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Dignitaries [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/dignitaries>. May 2024 ».
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