legation
legation noun: the purpose for which a legate is sent; a legate's mission or commission. Now rare (cf. OED).
Noun
legation (plural legations)
- The purpose for which a legate is sent; a legate's mission or commission. Now rare (cf. OED)
- The post or office of a legate; a legateship.
- A diplomatic mission.
- The official residence of a diplomat.
legation meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
legation in Tamil
- தூதர் அலுவலகம், தூதர் குழு
legation in Urdu
- سفارت
legation in Malayalam
- ദൂതനെ അയയ്ക്കൽ, നയതന്ത്രദൗത്യസംഘം, നിവേദകസംഘം
legation in Kannada
- ನಿಯೋಗಿ ವರ್ಗ, ಮಂಡಳಿ, ದೂತಾವಾಸ, ನಿಯೋಗಿ ನಿವಾಸ
More languagesFewer languages
- legation in Indonesian
- legasi
Forms of legation
| plural | legations |
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Origin of legation
From Latin lēgātiō.
Words formed from legation
Words that rhyme with legation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about legation
- What does legation mean?
- Legation means the purpose for which a legate is sent; a legate's mission or commission. Now rare (cf. OED).
- What is legation in Tamil?
- Legation in Tamil is தூதர் அலுவலகம், தூதர் குழு. See Legation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is legation?
- Legation is a noun.
- What is the plural of legation?
- The plural of legation is legations.
Words near legation in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: legation (page history and authors); legation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); legation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); legation (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); legation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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