English word expedition comes from Latin expeditio
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| expeditio | Latin (lat) | (Christianity) mission: an evangelical campaign in a foreign land.. Expedition, campaign. March. |
| expédition | Middle French (frm) | |
| expedition | English (en) | (military) An important or long journey, for example a march or a voyage. (now, _, rare) The quality of being expedite; speed, quickness.. (obsolete) The act of expediting something; prompt execution.. A military journey; an enterprise against some enemy or into enemy territory.. A trip, especially a long one, made by a person or a group of people for a specific purpose. The group of people [...] |