Gesandtschaft

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

gesandt +‎ -schaft

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈzantʃaft/
  • Hyphenation: Ge‧sandt‧schaft
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Noun

Gesandtschaft f (genitive Gesandtschaft, plural Gesandtschaften)

  1. legation (a former type of diplomatic mission that is one step down from an embassy, headed by an envoy)
    • 2021 March 22, Felix Rosen, Eine deutsche Gesandtschaft in Abessinien, Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG, →ISBN, page 191:
      Die französische Gesandtschaft liegt nicht weit von unsrem Standquartier
      The French Legation is not far from our headquarters.

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