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personas non grata

personas non grata is the plural of persona non grata.

Meaning of persona non grata

Noun

persona non grata (plural personae non gratae or (proscribed) personas non grata)

  1. A person who is not welcome, especially a diplomat in a foreign country.
    • "Calls to set down only" sounds more exciting. What station or train staff has the specific duty of repelling would-be boarders? Are the occupants of the train of such exalted main-line status that suburban interlopers are personae non gratae?1956 April, K. H. Rudolph, “Fun with "Bradshaw"”, in Railway Magazine, page 253

Forms of personas non grata

alternative formpersonae non gratae

Questions about personas non grata

What is personas non grata the plural of?
Personas non grata is the plural of persona non grata.

Words near personas non grata in the dictionary

  1. personalties
  2. personalty
  3. personalzine
  4. personalzines
  5. personas
  6. personas non grata
  7. personate
  8. personated
  9. personately
  10. personates
  11. personating

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