legation

n.

1. The act of sending a legate.
2. 1. A diplomatic mission in a foreign country ranking below an embassy.
   2. The diplomatic minister and staff of such a mission.
   3. The premises occupied by such a mission.

legationary le·ga'tion·ar·y adj.

noun

A diplomatic office or headquarters in a foreign country: mission. See politics.

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The persons commissioned by one government to exercise diplomatic functions at the court of another, including the minister, secretaries, attachés, and interpreters, are collectively called the legation of their government. The word also denotes the official residence of a foreign minister.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - legation, gesandtskab

Nederlands (Dutch)
gezantschap, legatie

Français (French)
n. - légation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gesandtschaft(sgebäude)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πρεσβεία Β' τάξεως

Italiano (Italian)
legazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - missão (f) diplomática

Русский (Russian)
дипломатическая миссия, направление посланника, полномочия посланника

Español (Spanish)
n. - legación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - legation, beskickning, ministerhotell, uppdrag, mission

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
公使之派遣, 公使馆员

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 公使之派遣, 公使館員

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 공사 , 공사관 , 사절의 파견

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 公使館, 公使館員

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المكتب والمسكن الرسمي للمثل الدبلوماسي الأقل رتبه من السفير, المفوضيه للوزير المفوض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צירות, לשכת הציר, שליחת נציג, קבוצת צירים, מעון של נציג דיפלומטי, יפוי-כוח‬

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