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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

パスポート

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pasupōto

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Passport/ˈpæs.pɔːt/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #2150 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"海外旅行にはパスポートが必要です。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An official document issued by a government, certifying the holder's identity and citizenship and allowing them to travel abroad.

    "You need a valid passport to travel internationally."
  2. 2

    A document that grants permission to enter or exit a country.

    "He showed his passport at the immigration checkpoint."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle French word 'passeport', combining 'passer' (to pass) and 'port' (port, gate), originally referring to a document permitting passage through a port or gateway. By the 19th century, it evolved specifically to designate an official government document certifying the holder's identity and citizenship for international travel.

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