passport en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɑːspɔːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /ˈpæspɔɹt/ (US)
Etymology
From French passeport, from passer (“pass”) + port (“port”). Compare portpass. Equivalent to pass + port.
Meanings
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An official document normally used for international journeys, which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was issued.
Dagobert gave him back his passport. He re-pocketed it indifferently; a talisman which had lost its potency.
1956, Delano Ames, chapter 17, in Crime out of Mind:Meanwhile, the Italian authorities examine passports and hand-baggage, except in the case of sleeping-car passengers, who are usually left undisturbed.
1951 November 14, 'Pausanias', “To Greece by the "Simplon-Orient Express"”, in Railway Magazine, page 728:You will have to bring your passport to prove who you are.
- (broadly, informal) Any document that allows entry or passage.
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(figuratively) Something which enables someone to do or achieve something.
The tenor's voice was his passport to the international concert circuit.
Thus like the ſad preſaging Rauen that tolls / The ſick mans paſſeport in her hollovv beake, / And in the ſhadovv of the ſilent night / Doth ſhake contagion from her ſable vvings; / Vex'd and tormented runnes poore Barabas / VVith fatall curſes tovvards theſe Chriſtians.
c. 1589–1590 (date written), Christopher Marlo[we], edited by Tho[mas] Heywood, The Famous Tragedy of the Rich Iew of Malta. […], London: […] I[ohn] B[eale] for Nicholas Vavasour, […], published 1633, →OCLC, Act II, signature D2, recto:
- An identification document used by firefighters, collected when they enter a dangerous area and returned when they leave, to keep track of who is still in the area.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| passports | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
passport prison · passporting · passportification · immunization passport · passportize · passportless · vaccine passport · internal passport · golden passport · Nansen passport · biological passport · passport baby · passportization · camouflage passport · yellow passport · passport card · passport privilege · e-passport · biometric passport · passportable · emergency passport · official passport · passport bro · passported
Descendants
พาสปอร์ต · پاسْپورْٹ · basbort · パスポート · पासपोर्ट · pasport · পাসপোর্ট · 패스포트
Translations (297)
sl pọ̑tni lȋst (official document for foreign travel) · tzm ⴰⵣⵔⵉⴱⵓⵔ (official document for foreign travel) · ko 여권 (official document for foreign travel) · tyv паспорт (official document for foreign travel) · kab abasbur (official document for foreign travel) · to paasipooti (official document for foreign travel) · tg шиноснома (official document for foreign travel) · kum пашпурт (official document for foreign travel) · ta பாஸ்போர்ட் (official document for foreign travel) · dng паспорт (official document for foreign travel) · krl pašportta (official document for foreign travel) · zu ipasipoti (official document for foreign travel) · ru заграни́чный па́спорт (official document for foreign travel) · ar جَوَاز سَفَر (official document for foreign travel) · ig akwukwo eji eje ije (official document for foreign travel) · sat ᱟᱫᱷᱟᱨ (official document for foreign travel) · vec pasapòrto (official document for foreign travel) · abq упаспорт (official document for foreign travel) · uk па́спорт (official document for foreign travel) · hi पारपत्र (official document for foreign travel) · krl pašportti (official document for foreign travel) · co passaportu (official document for foreign travel) · si ගමන් බලපත්රය (official document for foreign travel) · tpi paspot (official document for foreign travel) · yo ìwé ìrìnnà (official document for foreign travel) · ty puta rātere (official document for foreign travel) · rom passaport (official document for foreign travel) · ajp بسبور (official document for foreign travel) · ru па́чпорт (official document for foreign travel) · sg karaté (official document for foreign travel) · ru пашпо́рт (official document for foreign travel) · th หนังสือเดินทาง (official document for foreign travel) · ur جَوازِ سَفَر (official document for foreign travel) · cy pasbort (official document for foreign travel) · da pas (official document for foreign travel) · et pass (official document for foreign travel) · cv паспорт (official document for foreign travel) · ar إِجَازَة مُرُور (official document for foreign travel) · afb جواز (official document for foreign travel) · kea pási (official document for foreign travel) · ms pasport (official document for foreign travel) · bg паспо́рт (official document for foreign travel) · sco passport (official document for foreign travel) · yue 護照 /护照 (official document for foreign travel) · ru па́шпорт (official document for foreign travel) · an pasaporte (official document for foreign travel) · ht paspò (official document for foreign travel) · ajp باسبور (official document for foreign travel) · ky паспорт (official document for foreign travel) · sg pasapöro (official document for foreign travel) · yi פּאַספּאָרט (official document for foreign travel) · mk пашапорт (official document for foreign travel) · st dipasepoto (official document for foreign travel) · dsb drogowański pas (official document for foreign travel) · it passaporto (official document for foreign travel) · mr पासपोर्ट (official document for foreign travel) · kn ಪಾಸ್ಪೊರ್ಟು (official document for foreign travel) · ceb pasaporte (official document for foreign travel) · krc паспорт (official document for foreign travel) · tzm ⵜⵓⴼⴻⵣⵔⵉⵜ (official document for foreign travel) · ug پاسپورت (official document for foreign travel) · dng хўҗо (official document for foreign travel) · so baasaboor (official document for foreign travel) · nb pass (official document for foreign travel) · dz ལམ་ཡིག (official document for foreign travel) · lij pasapòrto (official document for foreign travel) · se pássa (official document for foreign travel) · io pasporto (official document for foreign travel) · acw جَواز (official document for foreign travel) · ka პასპორტი (official document for foreign travel) · ln pasɛpɔ́ (official document for foreign travel) · ti ፓስፖርት (official document for foreign travel) · ru биле́т (figurative use) · za hucau (official document for foreign travel) · fa-cls پَاسْپورْت (official document for foreign travel) · sv pass (official document for foreign travel) · yi פּאַס (official document for foreign travel) · lo ໜັງສືເດີນທາງ (official document for foreign travel) · bo ཕྱག་ཁྱེར (official document for foreign travel) · te పాస్పోర్ట్ (official document for foreign travel) · bn পাসপোর্ট (official document for foreign travel) · ro pașaport (official document for foreign travel) · nan-hbl 護照 /护照 (official document for foreign travel) · ru про́пуск (figurative use) · gd cead-siubhail (official document for foreign travel) · fa-ira پاسْپورْت (official document for foreign travel) · kmr pasaport (official document for foreign travel) · hy պասպորտ (official document for foreign travel) · fa-ira تَذْکِرِهٔ مُرور (official document for foreign travel) · sw pasi (official document for foreign travel) · tl pasaporte (official document for foreign travel) · ast pasaporte (official document for foreign travel) · ja 旅券 (official document for foreign travel) · mk пасош (official document for foreign travel) · ajp جَواز (official document for foreign travel) · wuu 護照 /护照 (official document for foreign travel) · my ပတ်စပို့ (official document for foreign travel) · bg про́пуск (any document allowing entry or passage) · sq pasaportë (official document for foreign travel) · ur پَرْوَانَہ (official document for foreign travel) · jv ꦊꦧꦸꦥꦠꦿ (official document for foreign travel) · ur رَہْنامَہ (official document for foreign travel) · kl pas (official document for foreign travel) · ur پاسْپورْٹ (official document for foreign travel) · lo ປັດສະປໍ (official document for foreign travel) · sah паспорт (official document for foreign travel) · da passerseddel (any document allowing entry or passage) · ru загранпа́спорт (official document for foreign travel) · ff 𞤨𞤢𞤧𞤨𞤮𞤪 (official document for foreign travel) · udm паспорт (official document for foreign travel) · zu ipasi lokuhamba (official document for foreign travel) · mn паспорт (official document for foreign travel) · grc δίπλωμα (any document allowing entry or passage) · es pasaporte (official document for foreign travel) · sw paspoti (official document for foreign travel) · is vegabréf (official document for foreign travel) · ru пачпо́рт (official document for foreign travel) · lt pasas (official document for foreign travel) · mhr паспорт (official document for foreign travel) · sd پاسپورٽ (official document for foreign travel) · ps پاسپورټ (official document for foreign travel) · bua паспорт (official document for foreign travel) · pap pasport (official document for foreign travel) · srn paspoort (official document for foreign travel) · bo ཕྱི་ཐོན་ལག་ཁྱེར (official document for foreign travel) · sm tusifolau (official document for foreign travel) · fo pass (official document for foreign travel) · acw جَوَاز سَفَر (official document for foreign travel) · xh ipaspoti (official document for foreign travel) · fi passi (official document for foreign travel) · mt passaport (official document for foreign travel) · nso pasporoto (official document for foreign travel) · tg паспорт (official document for foreign travel) · sg dantité (official document for foreign travel) · ja パスポート (official document for foreign travel) · ko 려권 (official document for foreign travel) · fr passeport (official document for foreign travel) · vi hộ chiếu (official document for foreign travel) · tk pasport (official document for foreign travel) · pa ਪਾਸਪੋਰਟ (official document for foreign travel) · te రవానా (official document for foreign travel) · ny chiphaso (official document for foreign travel) · zza pasaporta (official document for foreign travel) · sc passapòrtu (official document for foreign travel) · br paseporzh (official document for foreign travel) · lo ໜັງສືຜ່ານແດນ (official document for foreign travel) · eu pasaporte (official document for foreign travel) · ru про́пуск (any document allowing entry or passage) · ff paspor (official document for foreign travel) · shn ပႃးၸပူတ်ႉ (official document for foreign travel) · te రహదారీ (official document for foreign travel) · rue пашпорт (official document for foreign travel) · hsb woborny pas (official document for foreign travel) · tr buyruldu (official document for foreign travel) · ru загра́н (official document for foreign travel) · ab aтәылауаҩшәкәы (official document for foreign travel) · vi giấy thông hành (official document for foreign travel) · bol paspo (official document for foreign travel) · el διαβατήριο (figurative use) · th พาสปอร์ต (official document for foreign travel) · myv паспорт (official document for foreign travel) · tg гузарнома (official document for foreign travel) · vo tävapäs (official document for foreign travel) · nah tlalnemiamoxtli (official document for foreign travel) · sah боспуор (official document for foreign travel) · my နိုင်ငံကူးလက်မှတ် (official document for foreign travel) · am ፓስፖርት (official document for foreign travel) · sw pasipoti (official document for foreign travel) · ur راہْداری (official document for foreign travel) · az pasport (official document for foreign travel) · sah бааспар (official document for foreign travel) · mww daim ntawv hla ciam teb (official document for foreign travel) · hu útlevél (official document for foreign travel) · gag paşport (official document for foreign travel) · rw igitabu c'inzira (official document for foreign travel) · ur پَرْوانَۂ راہْداری (official document for foreign travel) · mn гадаад паспорт (official document for foreign travel) · ota پاساپورت (official document for foreign travel) · shn ဝႂ်ၶၢမ်ႈမိူင်း (official document for foreign travel) · nog паспорт (official document for foreign travel) · mk паспорт (official document for foreign travel) · ha fasfo (official document for foreign travel) · ur اِجازَت نامَہ (official document for foreign travel) · tl tulot-lakbay (official document for foreign travel) · xal үмнлл (official document for foreign travel) · la syngraphus (official document for foreign travel) · tet pasaporte (official document for foreign travel) · ne राहदानी (official document for foreign travel) · iu ᐃᓯᕈᓐᓇᐅᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᕐᔪᐊᒧᑦ (official document for foreign travel) · wa paspôrt (official document for foreign travel) · cmn 護照 /护照 (official document for foreign travel) · oc passapòrt (official document for foreign travel) · gu પારપત્ર (official document for foreign travel) · vo dientifäd (official document for foreign travel) · abq бпаспорт (official document for foreign travel) · gag pasport (official document for foreign travel) · mg pasipaoro (official document for foreign travel) · ca passaport (official document for foreign travel) · ajp جَوَاز سَفَر (official document for foreign travel) · fj pasipote (official document for foreign travel) · kw cumyas porth (official document for foreign travel) · mn ᠫᠠᠰᠫᠣᠷᠲ᠋ (official document for foreign travel) · ota یول تذكرهسی (official document for foreign travel) · ia passaporto (official document for foreign travel) · ru загра́нник (official document for foreign travel) · kea pasapórti (official document for foreign travel) · xmf პასპორტი (official document for foreign travel) · ru па́спорт (official document for foreign travel) · kk паспорт (official document for foreign travel) · km ប៉ាសស្ព័រ (official document for foreign travel) · rsk пасош (official document for foreign travel) · sq lejekalim (official document for foreign travel) · uz pasport (official document for foreign travel) · kpv паспорт (official document for foreign travel) · lb Pass (official document for foreign travel) · mi uruwhenua (official document for foreign travel) · ga pas (official document for foreign travel) · hy անձնագիր (official document for foreign travel) · mww phau ntawv hla tebchaws (official document for foreign travel) · ur گُزَر نامَہ (official document for foreign travel) · kl passi (official document for foreign travel) · el διαβατήριο (official document for foreign travel) · de Pass (official document for foreign travel) · prg pass (official document for foreign travel) · ko 패스포트 (official document for foreign travel) · rue пас (official document for foreign travel) · bzj paaspoat (official document for foreign travel) · or ପାସ୍ ପୋର୍ଟ (official document for foreign travel) · bm ߕߊߊߡߛߍߓߍߣ (official document for foreign travel) · sh pȃsoš (official document for foreign travel) · fa-cls گُذَرْنَامَه (official document for foreign travel) · bm taamasèbèn (official document for foreign travel) · kab ⴰⴱⴰⵙⴱⵓⵕ (official document for foreign travel) · oj ᐸᐹᒥᐊᔮᐎᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓇᓐ (official document for foreign travel) · os паспорт (official document for foreign travel) · as পাৰপত্ৰ (official document for foreign travel) · dng гунминҗын (official document for foreign travel) · scn passaportu (official document for foreign travel) · sh putóvnica (official document for foreign travel) · da rejsepas (official document for foreign travel) · cs cestovní pas (official document for foreign travel) · gil bwatiboti (official document for foreign travel) · km លិខិតឆ្លងដែន (official document for foreign travel) · lmo passaport (official document for foreign travel) · grc δίπλωμα (official document for foreign travel) · ml പാസ്പോർട്ട് (official document for foreign travel) · id paspor (official document for foreign travel) · da passérseddel (any document allowing entry or passage) · rw urwandiko rw'abajya mu mahanga (official document for foreign travel) · ha fazgo (official document for foreign travel) · lv pase (official document for foreign travel) · ckb پاسپۆرت (official document for foreign travel) · be па́шпарт (official document for foreign travel) · sh путо́вница (official document for foreign travel) · mn ᠭᠠᠳᠠᠭᠠᠳᠤ ᠫᠠᠰᠫᠣᠷᠲ᠋ (official document for foreign travel) · sh па̑сош (official document for foreign travel) · gl pasaporte (official document for foreign travel) · ota مرور تذكرهسی (official document for foreign travel) · ce паспорт (official document for foreign travel) · haw palapala hoʻāpono (official document for foreign travel) · sah пааспара (official document for foreign travel) · sk pas (official document for foreign travel) · tr pasaport (official document for foreign travel) · bi paspot (official document for foreign travel) · rif amsukki (official document for foreign travel) · pdt Reispauss (official document for foreign travel) · ug گۇۋاھنامە (official document for foreign travel) · tt паспорт (official document for foreign travel) · bo ཕྱི་བསྐྱོད་ལག་དེབ (official document for foreign travel) · cs pas (official document for foreign travel) · vo tävadientifäd (official document for foreign travel) · hi पासपोर्ट (official document for foreign travel) · mfe paspor (official document for foreign travel) · he דַּרְכּוֹן (official document for foreign travel) · rm passaport (official document for foreign travel) · nl paspoort (official document for foreign travel) · crh pasport (official document for foreign travel) · pl paszport (official document for foreign travel) · af paspoort (official document for foreign travel) · haw palapala holo ʻāina ʻē (official document for foreign travel) · ba паспорт (official document for foreign travel) · ta கடவுச்சீட்டு (official document for foreign travel) · lad pasaporto (official document for foreign travel) · pt passaporte (official document for foreign travel) · ig paspọtụ (official document for foreign travel) · ady паспорт (official document for foreign travel) · de Reisepass (official document for foreign travel) · tzm ⴰⴱⴰⵙⴱⵓⵕ (official document for foreign travel) · ro document de identitate (any document allowing entry or passage) · eo pasporto (official document for foreign travel) · sah паспора (official document for foreign travel) · kmr pesport (official document for foreign travel) · nan-hbl 大字 (official document for foreign travel) · gv kied-troailt (official document for foreign travel) · arz بسبور (official document for foreign travel) · fa-ira گُذَرْنامِه (official document for foreign travel) · kn ದಾಟೋಲೆ (official document for foreign travel)