NUNCIO


Meaning of NUNCIO in English

/ 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.