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Meaning of legatio | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
[ɫeːˈɡaː.ti.oː]

Definitions

  1. ambassador (office, not person)
  2. embassy; member of an embassy
  3. legation; a diplomatic mission (cf. Whitaker’s Words)
  4. deputy command
  5. donation, bequest (medieval)

Equivalents

Български посо́лство
Dansk gesandtskab
Deutsch Gesandtschaft
Esperanto legacio
Español legación
Français légation
Gaeilge leagáideacht
हिन्दी दूतावास
Bahasa Indonesia legasi
Italiano legazia legazione
日本語 公使館
Nederlands legatie
Tiếng Việt công sứ quán

Examples

“Is sibi lēgātiōnem ad cīvitātēs suscēpit.”

He undertook for himself a diplomatic mission to the [neighboring] states.

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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