designation

C2+ Topic:Law & Government
US /ˌdɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən/ UK /ˌdɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    an official name, title, or label assigned to someone or something

    The park received its designation as a World Heritage Site in 1994.

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Synonyms
1 noun · an official name, title, or... titlelabelnameappellationdenominationepithetappointment
Word family
Related forms designatedesignsign

Etymology

From Latin designatio ('a marking out, specification'), from designare ('to mark out, denote'), from de- + signare ('to mark'), from signum ('mark, sign').

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