legation
Example Sentences
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They first attempted to petition foreign representatives in the Legation Quarter, but police blocked their way.
From Salon • May 4, 2024
The proposed 2.7-mile bike lane would stretch from Calvert Street NW in Woodley Park to Legation Street NW in the Chevy Chase neighborhood.
From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2023
On the evening of her death, Pamela had been ice-skating with friends in the foreigners-only Legation Quarter of Peking.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2019
Unfit for military service, Runciman spent the war in the Balkans and the Middle East: in Sofia as press attaché to the British Legation, Jerusalem, Cairo and Istanbul.
From Economist • Sep. 8, 2016
Our accomplished young countryman, Mr. H. S——, though nominally Secretary of Legation, was virtually our minister, at St. Cloud, when this order was published.
From The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews by Lunettes, Henry
Vocabulary lists containing legation
Selection Vocabulary 2, Unit 5
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The Executive Branch at Work, Sections 4–6
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