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visa
What does visa mean?
visa (noun): an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce visa?
/ˈvizə/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does visa come from?
From 1831, "official signature or endorsement on a passport," from French visa, from Latin charta vīsa (“paper that has been seen”) from feminine perfect passive of Latin vidēre (“to see”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “visa” mean?
a walker; one who walks or goes on foot, especially as opposed to one who uses a vehicle
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an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it
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a complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects
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the forcible inclusion or entry of an external group or individual; the act of intruding
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