We consider it the citizens' legitimate right to have public libraries.
Source: tatoeba (22991)
Legitimate
//lɪˈd͡ʒɪt.ɪ.mət//
Synonyms for "legitimate" (241 found)
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Adjective(14 words)
officialoperaticordainoriginaloveractedoverplayedpardonablepermissibleplausibleprescribeproperpurerationalrealrealisticreasonableregularregulateremissibleright
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9 entriesAntonyms
3 entriesSynonyms
3 entriesderived
12 entriesmanner of
2 entriesrelated to
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Translations
83 translations across 27 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- γνήσιος adj (lawfully begotten)
Arabic
1 entries- قَانُونِيّ adj (lawful)
Belarusian
3 entries- зако́нны adj (lawful)
- лега́льны adj (lawful)
- легіты́мны adj (lawful)
Bulgarian
4 entries- зако́нен adj (lawful)
- законноро́ден adj (lawfully begotten)
- лега́лен adj (lawful)
- легити́мен adj (lawful)
Catalan
3 entries- legítim adj (lawful)
- legítim adj (valid)
- legítim adj (lawfully begotten)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 合法 adj (lawful)
Czech
3 entries- legitimní adj (lawful)
- legální adj (lawful)
- zákonný adj (lawful)
Finnish
4 entries- aito adj (genuine)
- autenttinen adj (genuine)
- hyväksyttävä adj (valid)
- laillinen adj (lawful)
Galician
2 entries- lexítimo adj (lawful)
- lexítimo adj (valid)
Georgian
2 entries- კანონიერი adj (lawful)
- ლეგიტიმური adj (lawful)
German
2 entries- gültig adj (valid)
- legitim adj (lawful)
Greek
3 entries- γνήσιος adj (genuine)
- νόμιμος adj (lawful)
- ορθός adj (valid)
Hebrew
2 entries- לגיטימי adj (lawful)
- לגיטימי adj (valid)
Hungarian
1 entries- legitim adj (lawful)
Italian
1 entries- legittimo adj (relating to hereditary rights)
Latin
2 entries- legitimus adj (lawfully begotten)
- lēgitimus adj (lawful)
Latvian
2 entries- īstens adj (genuine)
- īsts adj (genuine)
Polish
2 entries- legalny adj (lawful)
- prawowity adj (lawful)
Portuguese
2 entries- legítimo adj (lawful)
- legítimo adj (genuine)
Russian
4 entries- действи́тельный adj (valid)
- зако́нный adj (lawful)
- законнорождённый adj (lawfully begotten)
- лега́льный adj (lawful)
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- dligheach adj (lawful)
- dligheach adj (valid)
- dligheach adj (relating to hereditary rights)
Spanish
4 entries- genuino adj (genuine)
- legítimo adj (lawful)
- legítimo adj (valid)
- legítimo adj (genuine)
Swedish
4 entries- inomäktenskaplig adj (lawfully begotten)
- lagenlig adj (lawful)
- laglig adj (lawful)
- legal adj (lawful)
Thai
2 entries- ชอบด้วยกฎหมาย adj (lawful)
- ชอบธรรม adj (lawful)
Turkish
4 entries- gerçek adj (genuine)
- hakiki adj (genuine)
- mantıklı adj (valid)
- meşru adj (lawful)
Ukrainian
3 entries- зако́нний adj (lawful)
- лега́льний adj (lawful)
- легіти́мний adj (lawful)
Vietnamese
2 entries- hợp pháp adj (lawful)
- hợp pháp hoá adj (lawful)
Sample sentences
20 total sentences available.
The Mafia uses legitimate business operations as a front.
Source: tatoeba (32498)
Which prince is the legitimate heir to the throne?
Source: tatoeba (37965)
We consider public libraries a legitimate citizen's right.
Source: tatoeba (398767)
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