/ ˈnʌnsiəʊ; NAmE -sioʊ/ noun
( pl. -os ) a representative of the Pope (= the leader of the Roman Catholic Church) in a foreign country :
a papal nuncio
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WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent.: from Italian , from Latin nuntius messenger.
/ ˈnʌnsiəʊ; NAmE -sioʊ/ noun
( pl. -os ) a representative of the Pope (= the leader of the Roman Catholic Church) in a foreign country :
a papal nuncio
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WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent.: from Italian , from Latin nuntius messenger.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005