Definition of Passport in English :

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Passport meaning in English

Meaning of Passport in English

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Passport

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Noun

1. pass, passport

any authorization to pass or go somewhere

Example Sentences:
'the pass to visit had a strict time limit'

2. passport

a document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country

3. passport, recommendation

any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission

Example Sentences:
'her pleasant personality is already a recommendation'
'his wealth was not a passport into the exclusive circles of society'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Passport

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noun
1. 
an official document issued by a government, identifying an individual, granting permission to travel abroad, and requesting the protection of other governments for him or her
2. 
a licence granted by a state to a foreigner, allowing the passage of his or her person or goods through the country
3.  another word for sea letter (sense 1)
4. 
a quality, asset, etc, that gains a person admission or acceptance
verb
5. 
(in the European Economic Area) to award a firm that is registered in one member state the right to do business in every other member state without applying to each country for authorization

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Passport

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noun
1. 
a government document issued to a citizen for travel abroad, subject to visa requirements, certifying identity and citizenship: it entitles the bearer to the protection of his or her own country and that of the countries visited
2. 
safe-conduct (sense 1) safe-conduct (sense 2)
3. 
anything that enables a person to be accepted, admitted, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Passport

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n.
1. An official document issued by a government identifying a citizen, certifying his or her nationality, and formally requesting admittance and safe passage from foreign countries.
2. An official permit issued by a foreign country allowing one to transport goods or to travel through that country.
3. An official document issued by an allied foreign government to a ship, especially a neutral merchant ship in time of war, authorizing it to enter and travel through certain waters freely.
4. Something that gives one the right or privilege of passage, entry, or acceptance: Hard work was her passport to success.

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