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• /ˈmɪʃ.ən/
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• CMU ARPABET: M IH1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Learned borrowing from Latin missiō, missiōnem (“a sending, sending away, dispatching, discharging, release, remission, cessation”).

142 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: ميشن (mīšan) — city in British Columbia
• French: Mission — city in British Columbia
• Greek: Μίσιον (Mísion) — city in British Columbia
• Hebrew: מישן — city in British Columbia
• Japanese: ミッション (Misshon) — city in British Columbia
• Korean: 미션 (Misyeon) — city in British Columbia
• Arabic: مُهِمَّة (muhimma) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Arabic: مَأْمُورِيَّة (maʔmūriyya) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Armenian: առաքելություն (aṙakʻelutʻyun) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Belarusian: мі́сія (mísija) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Belarusian: даручэ́нне (daručénnje) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Belarusian: зада́нне (zadánnje) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Belarusian: зада́ча (zadáča) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Bulgarian: ми́сия (mísija) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Bulgarian: зада́ча (zadáča) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Catalan: missió — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Chinese Mandarin: 任務 /任务 (rènwu) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Chinese Mandarin: 使命 (shǐmìng) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Czech: poslání — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Czech: mise — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Danish: mission — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Danish: opgave — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Dutch: missie — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Dutch: opdracht — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Egyptian: wp:p-W:t-Z9-A2 (wpwt) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Esperanto: misio — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Estonian: ülesanne — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Finnish: tehtävä — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• French: mission — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Georgian: დავალება (davaleba) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• German: Auftrag — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• German: Mission — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Greek: αποστολή (apostolí) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Ancient Greek: πέμψις (pémpsis) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Ancient Greek: ἀποστολή (apostolḗ) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Hebrew: מְשִׂימָה (mesimá) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Hungarian: küldetés — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Hungarian: misszió — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Icelandic: hlutverk — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Ido: misiono — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Indonesian: tugas — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Indonesian: misi — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Italian: missione — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Japanese: 任務 (ninmu) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Japanese: 使命 (shimei) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Korean: 임무 (immu) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Korean: 사명 (samyeong) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Latin: missio — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Latin: expedītiō — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Latvian: uzdevums — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Lithuanian: užduotis — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Macedonian: мисија (misija) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Macedonian: задача (zadača) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Malay: misi — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Malay: hala tuju — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Malayalam: ദൗത്യം (dautyaṁ) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Māori: mīhana — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Māori: whakatakanga — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Norwegian Bokmål: oppdrag — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Occitan: mission — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Pannonian Rusyn: мисия (misija) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Iranian Persian: مَأْمورِیَّت (ma'muriyyat) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Polish: misja — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Polish: zadanie — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Portuguese: missão — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Romanian: misiune — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Romanian: însărcinare — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Romanian: misie — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Russian: ми́ссия (míssija) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Russian: поруче́ние (poručénije) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Russian: зада́ние (zadánije) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Russian: зада́ча (zadáča) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Serbo-Croatian: мѝсија — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Serbo-Croatian: mìsija — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Slovak: misia — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Slovak: poslanie — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Slovene: naloga — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Spanish: misión — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Swedish: uppdrag — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Tagalog: misyon — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Tajik: супориш (suporiš) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Thai: ภารกิจ (paa-rá-gìt) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Turkish: görev — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Ukrainian: мі́сія (mísija) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Ukrainian: дору́чення (dorúčennja) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Ukrainian: припору́ка (pryporúka) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Ukrainian: завда́ння (zavdánnja) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Ukrainian: зада́ча (zadáča) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Urdu: کار (kār) — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Vietnamese: nhiệm vụ — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Vietnamese: sứ mệnh — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Welsh: cyrch — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Welsh: cenhadaeth — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Welsh: misiwn — set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
• Belarusian: мі́сія (mísija) — religious evangelism
• Bulgarian: ми́сия (mísija) — religious evangelism
• Catalan: missió — religious evangelism
• Chinese Mandarin: 傳教活動 /传教活动 (chuánjiào huódòng) — religious evangelism
• Czech: misie — religious evangelism
• Danish: mission — religious evangelism
• Dutch: missie — religious evangelism
• Dutch: zending — religious evangelism
• Faroese: kristniboð — religious evangelism
• Faroese: trúboð — religious evangelism
• Finnish: missio — religious evangelism
• Finnish: lähetys — religious evangelism
• Finnish: lähetystyö — religious evangelism
• French: mission — religious evangelism
• Georgian: მისია (misia) — religious evangelism
• German: Mission — religious evangelism
• Hebrew: מִיסְיוֹן (misión) — religious evangelism
• Hungarian: misszió — religious evangelism
• Icelandic: kristniboð — religious evangelism
• Icelandic: trúboð — religious evangelism
• Ido: misiono — religious evangelism
• Japanese: 弘道 (kōdō) — religious evangelism
• Japanese: 布教 (fukyō) — religious evangelism
• Japanese: 伝道 (dendō) — religious evangelism
• Japanese: 宣教 (senkyō) — religious evangelism
• Korean: 홍도 (hongdo) — religious evangelism
• Korean: 포교 (pogyo) — religious evangelism
• Korean: 전도 (jeondo) — religious evangelism
• Korean: 선교 (seon'gyo) — religious evangelism
• Latin: missio — religious evangelism
• Latin: expeditio — religious evangelism
• Māori: mīhana — religious evangelism
• Norwegian Bokmål: misjon — religious evangelism
• Polish: misja — religious evangelism
• Portuguese: missão — religious evangelism
• Romanian: misiune — religious evangelism
• Russian: ми́ссия (míssija) — religious evangelism
• Serbo-Croatian: мѝсија — religious evangelism
• Serbo-Croatian: mìsija — religious evangelism
• Slovene: misijon — religious evangelism
• Spanish: misión — religious evangelism
• Swahili: misheni — religious evangelism
• Swedish: mission — religious evangelism
• Ukrainian: мі́сія (mísija) — religious evangelism
• Welsh: cenhadaeth — religious evangelism
• Vietnamese: hội thiện nguyện — infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish
• Spanish: misión — settlement or building serving as a base for missionary work
• Vietnamese: khu truyền giáo — settlement or building serving as a base for missionary work