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Meaning of "legation" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LEGATION

From Latin lēgātiō, from lēgātuslegate.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LEGATION

legation  [lɪˈɡeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEGATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Legation 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 LEGATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

legation

Legation

In diplomacy, a legation was a diplomatic representative office lower than an embassy. Where an embassy was headed by an Ambassador, a legation was headed by an Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. The distinction between a legation and embassy was gradually dropped following World War II. Diplomatic representative offices are now designated as embassies, consulates, permanent missions or high commissions.

Definition of legation in the English dictionary

The first definition of legation in the dictionary is a diplomatic mission headed by a minister. Other definition of legation is the official residence and office of a diplomatic minister. Legation is also the act of sending forth a diplomatic envoy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEGATION


aggregation
ˌæɡrɪˈɡeɪʃən
allegation
ˌælɪˈɡeɪʃən
centrifugation
ˌsɛntrɪfjʊˈɡeɪʃən
congregation
ˌkɒŋɡrɪˈɡeɪʃən
conjugation
ˌkɒndʒʊˈɡeɪʃən
delegation
ˌdɛlɪˈɡeɪʃən
elongation
ˌiːlɒŋˈɡeɪʃən
homologation
hɒˌmɒləˈɡeɪʃən
interrogation
ɪnˌtɛrəˈɡeɪʃən
investigation
ɪnˌvɛstɪˈɡeɪʃən
irrigation
ˌɪrɪˈɡeɪʃən
ligation
laɪˈɡeɪʃən
litigation
ˌlɪtɪˈɡeɪʃən
mitigation
ˌmɪtɪˈɡeɪʃən
navigation
ˌnævɪˈɡeɪʃən
obligation
ˌɒblɪˈɡeɪʃən
prolongation
ˌprəʊlɒŋˈɡeɪʃən
propagation
ˌprɒpəˈɡeɪʃən
relegation
ˌrɛlɪˈɡeɪʃən
segregation
ˌsɛɡrɪˈɡeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEGATION

legalist
legalistic
legalistically
legalities
legality
legalization
legalize
legalizer
legally
Legaspi
legatary
legate
legatee
legateship
legatine
legationary
legatissimo
legato
legator
legatorial

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEGATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of legation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LEGATION»

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

Translation of «legation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEGATION

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

Translator English - Chinese

使馆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

legación
570 millions of speakers

English

legation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दूतावास
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مفوضية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

посольство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

legação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দৌত্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

légation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Legasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gesandtschaft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

公使館
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공사관
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Legasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đại sứ quán
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரசாங்கத் தூதுக் குழு அமைச்சர் தங்கும் இடம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाटाघाटी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

elçilik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

legazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poselstwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

посольство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

legație
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πρεσβεία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gesantskapsgebou
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

legationen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

legasjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of legation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEGATION»

The term «legation» is normally little used and occupies the 113.484 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEGATION» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEGATION»

Discover the use of legation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to legation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Angelus Pacis: The Legation of Cardinal Giovanni Gaetano ...
This volume examines a largely overlooked Avignonese legation to Tuscany and the Papal States, and assesses its impact on Avignonese papal policy in Italy.
Blake R. Beattie, 2007
2
A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium
Hugh Simons Gibson was an American diplomat.
Hugh Gibson, 2008
3
A history of the French legation in Texas: Alphonse Dubois ...
This readable and thoroughly documented volume relates the fascinating story of the French Legation in Austin.
Kenneth Hafertepe, 1989
4
The Foundations of Medieval Papal Legation
By examining the origins and development of this ecclesiastical office in the early Middle Ages, this book defines the papacy's early contribution to medieval European law and society.
Kriston R. Rennie, 2013
5
Spoilsmen in a "flowery Fairyland": The Development of the ...
An examination of the first 11 US ministers to Japan, exploring the information, expectations and values they took with them and how they shaped US diplomacy with Japan in the late 19th century.
Leonard Hammersmith, 1998
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The Divine Legation of Moses Demonstrated
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William Warburton, 2010
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Capacity for legation and the theoretical basis of ...
Caption title.
Lawrence Preuss, 1932
8
The French Legation in Texas: Recognition, rupture, and ...
This is the story of Alphonse Dubois de Saligny, charge d'affaires to King Louis Philippe of France, who built the French Legation in Austin.
Nancy Nichols Barker, A. Dubois de Saligny, France. Légation (Republic of Texas), 1971
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Modern Diplomatic Law
The original proposal of the Special Rapporteur referred to States 'ayant le droit de legation' (Article 1, Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1955, vol. n, p. 10). This raised the question of which entities possessed the right of ...
Michael James Langley Hardy, 1968
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William Scott Ament and the Boxer Rebellion: Heroism, Hubris ...
8. In. the. British. Legation. The Mongolian pony is a hardy little beast, surviving the sub-zero temperatures and dust storms of the Gobi. Genghis Khan and his Golden Horde rode all the way to the gates ofVienna on Mongol ponies.
Larry Clinton Thompson, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEGATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term legation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cuba's reopened embassy in US to fly original vintage flag - News
The mansion was built in 1916 during the government of then Cuban President Mario Garcia Menocal (1913-21) to serve as the Legation of the ... «Mid-Day, Jul 15»
2
tehran times : Vladimir Minorsky's bibliography of books on Iranian …
... Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and between 1904 and 1908 he served in the Tabriz Consulate-General and then the Tehran Legation. «Tehran Times, Jul 15»
3
W.B. Yeats's grave likely contains the bones of several different …
“We can be assured of the discretion of the family and the Irish authorities,” Stanislas Ostrorog, the head of the French legation to Ireland, wrote ... «IrishCentral, Jul 15»
4
Cross section of Cuban society to travel to US for embassy opening …
The Cuban legation in Washington will be opened in a solemn but brief ceremony on Monday morning, when the Cuban flag will be hoisted, ... «Caribbean News Now, Jul 15»
5
#FlashbackFriday : Czechoslovakia's US mission head refuses to …
On March 16, 1939, Hurban received envoys from the German Embassy who demanded that he cede the legation to their country. Hurban ... «Prague Post, Jul 15»
6
Thursday, July 23
1882 - Koreans attack Japanese legation in Seoul, the Korean capital, provoking intervention by Japanese and Chinese troops. 1904 - The ice ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
7
Spanish diplomat hit me, says Chinese writer
... after the Spanish legation and the Chinese authorities rejected her complaints about the beating, citing Mr Valencia's diplomatic immunity. «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
8
A brief history of Austin's French Legation in honor of Bastille Day
Second, they can take a brief trip down memory lane with Austin's French Legation Museum, which is also considered the oldest house in ... «Austin American-Statesman, Jul 15»
9
Mexico honors Japanese diplomat's heroism a century ago during …
He also told rebel forces that the Japanese legation would offer a safe haven to all Mexican people regardless of their backgrounds if they ... «Asahi Shimbun, Jul 15»
10
Confederate Madness Then and Now - The Daily Beast
... his secret dispatches to the Foreign Office in London and to his superiors at the British legation in Washington conveyed his horror at what he ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»

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