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persona non grata

per·so·na non gra·ta [ pər snə nōn grtə ] (plural per·so·nae non gra·tae [ pər snee nōn grtee ])

noun

Definition:

1. unwelcome or unacceptable person: an unwelcome or unacceptable person.
See also persona grata

2. somebody unacceptable as diplomat: a diplomat who is unacceptable to the country to which he or she is sent

[< late Latin, "unacceptable person"]

per·so·na non gra·ta adjective

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