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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesestancia
Pronunciation / Transliteration: esˈtanθja
"Su estancia en Madrid fue maravillosa."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A temporary stay at a place.
"During her sojourn in Paris, she visited many art galleries."
- 1
To stay temporarily in a place.
"They decided to sojourn in the countryside for the weekend."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'sojourner', from Late Latin 'subdiurnare', meaning 'to spend the day' (from Latin 'sub-' + 'diurnus' meaning 'of a day'). Over centuries in Middle English, the meaning shifted from temporarily passing a day to residing somewhere temporarily during travels.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sojourn" is said worldwide
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séjour
Transliteration: seʒuʁ
"Elle a passé un séjour à Paris."
Aufenthalt
Transliteration: ˈaʊ̯fənˌhalt
"Ihr Aufenthalt in Berlin war unvergesslich."
soggiorno
Transliteration: soʤˈʤorno
"Il suo soggiorno a Roma è stato breve."
estancia
Transliteration: esˈtanθja
"Su estancia en Madrid fue maravillosa."
estadia
Transliteration: esˈtɐdiɐ
"A estadia deles em Lisboa foi curta."
अवधि
Transliteration: avadhi
"उनकी अवधि दिल्ली में सुखद थी।"
逗留
Transliteration: dòuliú
"她在北京的逗留很愉快。"
체류
Transliteration: chelyu
"그녀의 서울에서의 체류는 즐거웠다."
滞在
Transliteration: taizai
"彼女の東京での滞在は楽しかった。"
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