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dignitaries

dignitaries is the plural of dignitary.

Meaning of dignitary

Noun

dignitary (plural dignitaries)

  1. An important or influential person, or one of high rank or position.
    • Chinese dignitaries traveled with us from place to place, and when ready to depart from Urumchi, or Tihwa, we were introduced to the high officials who were going along in the plane.1948, Henry A. Wallace, Andrew Jacob Steiger, Soviet Asia Mission, →OCLC, →OL, page 156

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Questions about dignitaries

What is dignitaries the plural of?
Dignitaries is the plural of dignitary.

Words near dignitaries in the dictionary

  1. dignifies
  2. dignify
  3. dignifye
  4. dignifying
  5. dignitarial
  6. dignitaries
  7. dignitary
  8. dignitie
  9. dignities
  10. dignitude
  11. dignity

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