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dig·ni·tar·y
(dĭg′nĭ-tĕr′ē)n. pl. dig·ni·tar·ies
A person of high rank or position.
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dignitary
(ˈdɪɡnɪtərɪ; -trɪ)n, pl -taries
a person of high official position or rank, esp in government or the church
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dig•ni•tar•y
(ˈdɪg nɪˌtɛr i)n., pl. -tar•ies.
a person who holds a high rank or office, as in a government or church.
dig`ni•tar′i•al (-ˈtɛər i əl) adj.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() important person, influential person, personage - a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events |
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dignitary
noun public figure, worthy, notable, high-up (informal), bigwig (informal), celeb (informal), personage, pillar of society, pillar of the church, notability, pillar of the state, V.I.P. He was a visiting dignitary of great importance.
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وَجيه، صاحِب رُتْبَه أو مَقام
hodnostář
dignitarfornem person
maîur í virîingarstöîu
aukštas pareigūnas
augsta amatpersona
hodnostár
önde gelen kişiyüksek mevkili kimse
dignitary
[ˈdɪgnɪtərɪ] N → dignatario/a m/fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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dignitary
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dignitary
(ˈdignitəri) – plural ˈdignitaries – noun a person who has a high rank or office.
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