vis-a-vis
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English
Definitions
noun
- A small horse-drawn carriage for two people sitting facing each other.
- A sofa with seats for two people, so arranged that the occupants are face to face while sitting on opposite sides.
- One of two (or more) people facing or opposite each other.
- A date or escort in a social event.
adjective
- Face-to-face
- In relation to
- (of a coin) having two portraits facing each other
adverb
- Face to face (with another)
- In a position facing a specified or implied subject.
preposition
- In relation to; compared with.“Canada's role vis-à-vis the United States' in Afghanistan”
- Opposite, across from, set so as to be facing.“He was seated vis-à-vis the president.”