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chef de mission

/ʃɛf də mɪˈsjɔn/

chef de mission noun: head of a sports delegation, especially to an international games.

Noun

chef de mission (plural chefs de mission)

  1. Head of a sports delegation, especially to an international games.

Forms of chef de mission

pluralchefs de mission

Origin of chef de mission

Borrowed from French chef de mission (“head of mission”).

Questions about chef de mission

What does chef de mission mean?
Chef de mission means head of a sports delegation, especially to an international games.
What part of speech is chef de mission?
Chef de mission is a noun.
How do you pronounce chef de mission?
Chef de mission is pronounced /ʃɛf də mɪˈsjɔn/.
What is the plural of chef de mission?
The plural of chef de mission is chefs de mission.

Words near chef de mission in the dictionary

  1. cheezies
  2. chef
  3. chef d'oeuvre
  4. chef d'œuvre
  5. chef de cuisine
  6. chef de mission
  7. chef de partie
  8. chef de rang
  9. Chef Mic
  10. Chef Mike
  11. chef salad

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