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Meanings of legation in English

Russian
дипломатическая миссия
Spanish
legación diplomática

Diplomatic mission headed by an envoy, etc.

дипломатическая миссия
Catalan
legació

The post or office of legate.

legació

A permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister.

Synonyms
Examples for "foreign mission"
Examples for "foreign mission"
1
On Election Day, you must then vote at the same foreign mission.
The South African
2
Tell me what the board did yesterday about the foreign mission fund.
Calvary Alley
3
He is absent on a foreign mission, and his name is Penrose.
The Black Robe
4
My reputation, my money, my hopes of a foreign mission-all were gone.
The Life and Adventures of Maj. Roger Sherman Potter
5
These pages are written mainly for the Irish priest on the foreign mission.
The Young Priest's Keepsake
Usage of legation in English
1
Change of the American legation into an embassy; its advantages and disadvantages.
Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 2
2
The rest of the legation were lodged at the house of Wassenaer.
History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the ...
3
Señor Caceres, the attaché of the Peruvian legation, will not be here.
The Teeth of the Tiger
4
P. S. The new minister and legation are not received in society.
The King's Men: A Tale of To-morrow
5
One of my many onerous responsibilities is organizing the legation cricket team.
Long time coming: a novel
6
Every gentleman of the legation had a gamekeeper specially assigned to him.
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume ...
7
He could depend upon the legation to get him out of trouble.
My Year of the War / Including an Account of Experiences with th...
8
I am Don Jaime Escobar y Gallegos, attached to the Spanish legation.
Bring the Jubilee
9
There remained with him the secretary of legation, Mr. Hugh S. Gibson.
Fighting in Flanders
10
They poured past the alley to the front of the Chinese legation.
The mandala of sherlock holmes: the missing years
11
In the automobile of the legation we raced to the Hôtel de Ville.
With the Allies
12
The members of the English legation were among the guests invited.
Little Novels
13
You must go to the Swiss legation and to the prefecture of police.
Rollo in Switzerland
14
His companion was one of the secretaries of the French legation.
The Fortieth Door
15
Balmaceda, who had taken refuge in the Argentina legation, committed suicide.
The Hispanic Nations of the New World: A Chronicle of Our Southe...
16
The rival legation had more spacious quarters, in a hotel in South Kensington.
Scoop
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Translations for legation
Catalan
legació
Legation through the time
Legation across language varieties
United Kingdom
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