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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesspedizione
Pronunciation / Transliteration: spedizione
"La spedizione scientifica è partita ieri."
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A journey undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, research, or war.
"The scientists set off on an expedition to the Antarctic."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'expedition' originates from the Latin 'expeditio', meaning 'a setting forth'. It evolved through Old French 'expedition', which referred to a journey or mission, particularly in a military context, before entering English in the late Middle Ages.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Expedition" is said worldwide
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expédition
Transliteration: expédition
"Ils préparent une expédition dans la jungle."
Expedition
Transliteration: Expedition
"Die Expedition zum Mount Everest war sehr gefährlich."
spedizione
Transliteration: spedizione
"La spedizione scientifica è partita ieri."
expedición
Transliteration: expedición
"La expedición cruzó el desierto a pie."
expedição
Transliteration: expedição
"Eles financiaram uma expedição para encontrar o tesouro."
अभियान
Transliteration: abhiyan
"वह हिमालय के एक कठिन अभियान पर गए हैं।"
远征
Transliteration: yuǎnzhēng
"这次南极远征历时三个月。"
탐험
Transliteration: tamheom
"우리는 북극 탐험을 떠날 준비를 하고 있다."
探検
Transliteration: tanken
"彼はジャングルの探検隊に参加した。"
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