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King of England, and you, duke of Bedford, who call yourself regent of the kingdom of France... settle your debt to the king of Heaven; return to the Maiden, who is envoy of the king of Heaven, the keys to all the good towns you took and violated in France.
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Meaning of "envoy" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ENVOY

From French envoyé, literally: sent, from envoyer to send, from Vulgar Latin inviāre (unattested) to send on a journey, from in-² + via road.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ENVOY

envoy  [ˈɛnvɔɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ENVOY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Envoy 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.

WHAT DOES ENVOY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Envoy

Envoy may refer to: ▪ Envoy, an annual newsletter of Queen Elizabeth College ▪ an Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary ▪ a Special Envoy ▪ a diplomat in general ▪ Envoy, the British Vauxhall cars for Canadian market in 1960-'70 ▪ Envoy, a document reader and document file format ▪ Envoy Air, a United States regional airline ▪ GMC Envoy, a make of automobile ▪ Envoy, A Review of Literature and Art ▪ The Envoy, a 1982 album by Warren Zevon ▪ Envoy, the call sign for United Kingdom airline Flyjet ▪ Airspeed Envoy, a 1930s British light transport aircraft ▪ Envoy Summer Shoes, men's espadrilles designed for the Australian Summer ▪ Envoy, an American Jam Band from Richmond, Va...

Definition of envoy in the English dictionary

The definition of envoy in the dictionary is Formal name: envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary. a diplomat of the second class, ranking between an ambassador and a minister resident. Other definition of envoy is an accredited messenger, agent, or representative.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ENVOY


convoy
ˈkɒnvɔɪ
cunjevoi
ˈkʌndʒɪˌvɔɪ
Devoy
dəˈvɔɪ
envoi
ˈenvɔɪ
renvoi
rɛnˈvɔɪ
savoy
səˈvɔɪ
travois
trəˈvɔɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ENVOY

environmental impact
environmental lobby
environmental management
Environmental Protection Agency
environmental studies
environmentalism
environmentalist
environmentally
environmentally friendly
environs
envisage
envisagement
envision
envoi
envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
envoyship
envy
envyingly
envyings

WORDS THAT END LIKE ENVOY

alloy
baby boy
boy
cowboy
destroy
doy
employ
enjoy
hoy
joy
ladyboy
McCoy
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peace envoy
playboy
Roy
soy
the boy
toy
Troy

Synonyms and antonyms of envoy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ENVOY»

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

Translation of «envoy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ENVOY

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

Translator English - Chinese

使者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

enviado
570 millions of speakers

English

envoy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दूत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مبعوث
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

посланник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

enviado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দূত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

envoyé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Utusan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gesandte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

使節
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

외교 사절
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Utusan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phái viên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தூதுவர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दूत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

elçi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inviato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wysłannik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

посланник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

reprezentantul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ο απεσταλμένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gesant
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

utsände
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utsending
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of envoy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ENVOY»

The term «envoy» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.500 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ENVOY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «envoy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «envoy» 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 envoy

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4 QUOTES WITH «ENVOY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word envoy.
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Joan of Arc
King of England, and you, duke of Bedford, who call yourself regent of the kingdom of France... settle your debt to the king of Heaven; return to the Maiden, who is envoy of the king of Heaven, the keys to all the good towns you took and violated in France.
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Asghar Farhadi
I feel that it means a lot to the people of Iran that my film is represented at the Oscars, and it makes me happy to bring them that joy, that I'm representing them and that I'm able to give them that element of pleasure to be the envoy from Iran. It's a very pleasant thing.
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John F. Kerry
I think George Mitchell is a consummate professional. He is the ideal selection to handle the job of special envoy if you choose to have a special envoy.
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Geoffrey Rush
Someone told me that there's a connection to Superman, that in an early edition of the Green Lantern comics, Tomar Re was the envoy to Krypton. That was fascinating to me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENVOY»

Discover the use of envoy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to envoy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Envoy: The Epic Rescue of the Last Jews of Europe in the ...
The acclaimed author of The Longest Winter offers the epic and heroic story of how Swedish envoy Raoul Wallenberg out-dueled Nazi SS Colonel Adolph Eichmann and risked his life countless times to save more than 100,000 Hungarian Jews from ...
Alex Kershaw, 2011
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Alien Envoy
Agent Sorn picks Zack up from Earth and together they seek other aliens who can speak in support of inviting that planet to join the Galactic Union, while the Gnairt and the Kiapa Kapa Syndicate try to stop them.
Pamela F. Service, 2011
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Solitary Envoy, The (Heirs of Acadia Book #1)
Book 1 of Heirs of Acadia, continuing the story told in the bestselling Janette Oke and T. Davis Bunn Song of Acadia series.
T. Davis Bunn, Isabella Bunn, 2004
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Envoy to the Terror
An American Founding Father's important contributions to the French Revolution
Melanie Randolph Miller autofilled, 2004
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Safirka: An American Envoy
Safirka, a frank description of his experiences in Somalia and elsewhere, offers pointed assessments of American foreign policy and policymakers.
Peter Bridges, 2000
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The Ecologic Envoy
A hidden cabal wants to fight the war again--even if, this time, the entire galaxy dies. And only Nathaniel Whaler, the Ecologic Envoy, has the power to stop the catastrophe.
L. E. Modesitt, Jr., 2010
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Special envoy to Churchill and Stalin, 1941-1946
Recounts the distinguished diplomat-statesman's activities and observations as Roosevelt's personal World War II emissary to Churchill and Ambassador to the Soviet Union, with assessments of the Allied leaders, their decisions, and their ...
William Averell Harriman, Elie Abel, 1975
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Homoeopathic Envoy
Friends of Homccopathy, in various parts of the country frequently subscribe for the Homoeopathic Envoy, to be sent to individuals or entire communities. If anyone, therefore, receives the paper without having subscribed for it, he or she may ...
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Envoy Extraordinary: A Most Unlikely Ambassador
This book describes some of the historical events the author was involved in: Aden and the repercussions of Suez; the period when Nyerere was on the brink of taking Tanzania out of the Commonwealth; Turkey's intervention in Cyprus; and ...
Horace Phillips, 1995
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Envoy of the Messiah: On Acts of the Apostles 16-28
Walk in the footsteps of St. Paul in his mission to the Gentiles through chapters 16-27 of the Acts of the Apostles.
Stephen Pimentel, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENVOY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term envoy is used in the context of the following news items.
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UN envoy to Yemen raises hopes, says he expects a truce soon
SANAA, Yemen — A Yemeni news agency run by Shiite rebels is quoting the U.N. envoy to the country as saying at the end of his visit that he ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
UN envoy welcomes indictment of former Guinean leader over 2009 …
UN envoy welcomes indictment of former Guinean leader over 2009 stadium deaths. Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, ... «UN News Centre, Jul 15»
3
Nepal envoy thanks India for help during quake
Mumbai, July 9 (PTI) The Ambassador of Nepal to India Deep Kumar Upadhyaya today called on the Maharashtra Governor Ch Vidyasagar ... «Niticentral, Jul 15»
4
Peace Now Demands Abbas Fire Anti-Semitic Envoy
Americans for Peace Now order PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas dismiss PLO ambassador who claimed 'Jewish people doesn't exist.'. «Arutz Sheva, Jul 15»
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US envoy condemns renewed Boko Haram attacks
Lagos - Visiting United States Deputy Secretary of State, John Blinken, has expressed his country's condemnation of the recent attacks Boko ... «News24 Nigeria, Jul 15»
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US Envoy Warns Burundi Leaders Could Face Prosecution
The U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues said Wednesday that those behind ongoing violence in Burundi could face prosecution. «Voice of America, Jul 15»
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TEPLITZ TO REPLACE Bodde aS US ENVOY
Bodde has been serving as the US envoy to Nepal since 2012. He was nominated for Libya nearly three years after the demise of US ... «Kathmandu Post, Jul 15»
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Make Kenya Peacekeeping Training Hub, Urges Envoy
The envoy pledged to support Kenya in fighting terrorism. Defence CS Raychelle Omamo and Chief of Defence Forces Samson Mwathethe ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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For Modi-Nawaz meet, Pakistan envoy cancels Iftar for separatists
According to separatist sources, Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit had sent invitations to all Kashmiri separatist leaders for Iftar dinner ... «India Today, Jul 15»
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Egypt, Nigeria Will Overcome Terrorism – Envoy
Egypt's Ambassador to Nigeria, Amb. Ashraf Salama, has expressed confidence that Egypt and Nigeria would overcome their present security ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»

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