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non grata

adjective
non gra·​ta | \ ËŒnän-ˈgra-tÉ™ How to pronounce non grata (audio) , -ˈgrä- How to pronounce non grata (audio) \

Definition of non grata

: not approved : unwelcome

Examples of non grata in a Sentence

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 But Russia — which is supposed to be a country non grata at the Pyeongchang Olympics because of its outrageous, systematic doping program — is still a very big part of these Winter Games. — USA TODAY, "Column: Russian ruling only a brief respite in war on doping," 9 Feb. 2018 With Stéphane Denève, the orchestra’s principal guest conductor, becoming music director of the St. Louis Symphony and Charles Dutoit conductor non grata, there is movement on the roster. — Peter Dobrin, Philly.com, "With pianist Yefim Bronfman, Fabio Luisi is a Philadelphia Orchestra guest most welcome," 25 Jan. 2018

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First Known Use of non grata

1925, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for non grata

persona non grata

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