very ımportant person

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Definition of very ımportant person in English English dictionary

Related Terms

Very Important Person

vip

Hyphenation

ve·ry im·por·tant per·son

Turkish pronunciation

veri împôrtınt pırsın

Pronunciation

/ˈverē əmˈpôrtənt ˈpərsən/ /ˈvɛriː ɪmˈpɔːrtənt ˈpɜrsən/

Etymology

[ 'ver-E ] (adjective.) 13th century. The term was coined between 1940(1935 ?) and 1945, dictionary.reference.com, likely by the Royal Air Force. A transliteration of В.И.П., the Russian abbreviation of вecмa имeнитaя пepcoнa (transliterated as "vesima imenitaya persona").