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diplomatic bag

diplomatic bag noun: a container with letters etc from representatives of a given country to another country, which has immunity from examination by customs officials.

Noun

diplomatic bag (plural diplomatic bags)

  1. A container with letters etc from representatives of a given country to another country, which has immunity from examination by customs officials.
    • King's Messenger, 1918-1940: Memoirs of a Silver Greyhound. By George P. Antrobus, O.B.E., King's Foreign Service Messenger 1918-1940. London: Herbert Jenkins Ltd. Price 10s 6d net. [...] His occasional journeys with the diplomatic bags was not a task the author greatly relished.1941 October, “Railway Literature”, in Railway Magazine, page 480

Synonyms of diplomatic bag

Forms of diplomatic bag

pluraldiplomatic bags

Questions about diplomatic bag

What does diplomatic bag mean?
Diplomatic bag means a container with letters etc from representatives of a given country to another country, which has immunity from examination by customs officials.
What part of speech is diplomatic bag?
Diplomatic bag is a noun.
What is the plural of diplomatic bag?
The plural of diplomatic bag is diplomatic bags.

Words near diplomatic bag in the dictionary

  1. diplomate
  2. diplomated
  3. diplomates
  4. diplomatese
  5. diplomatic
  6. diplomatic bag
  7. diplomatic bags
  8. diplomatic corps
  9. diplomatic flu
  10. diplomatic immunity
  11. diplomatic mission

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