Definition of persona non grata

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persona non gra·ta    (nn grät, grt) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:

Fully unacceptable or unwelcome, especially to a foreign government: The diplomat was persona non grata.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Late Latin persna nn grta : Latin persna, person + Latin nn, not + Latin grta, feminine of grtus, acceptable