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Passport I Noun ˈpɑːspɔːt ˈpæspɔːrt Valid Fake South

Word3 passport
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈpɑːspɔːt/ /ˈpæspɔːrt/
Example
  • a valid passport
  • a fake passport
  • a south african passport
  • to issue/confiscate a passport
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passport

(noun)/ˈpɑːspɔːt/ /ˈpæspɔːrt/
  1. an official document that identifies you as a citizen of a particular country, and that you may have to show when you enter or leave a country
    • a valid passport
    • a fake passport
    • a South African passport
    • to issue/confiscate a passport
    • I was stopped as I went through passport control (= where passports are checked).
    • EU passport holders
    • a passport photo

    Extra Examples

    • I usually travel on my Irish passport.
    • The Embassy made him surrender his passport.
    • The European Parliament voted to adopt biometric passports.
    • You have to show your passport at the border.
    • I need to renew my passport.
    • a full British passport
    • the UK Passport Agency
  2. a thing that makes something possible or enables you to achieve something
    • SYNONYM key
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    • The only passport to success is hard work.
    • The gold medal is his passport into professional boxing.

    Word Origin

    • late 15th cent. (denoting authorization to depart from a port): from French passeport, from passer ‘to pass’ + port ‘seaport’.
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