Definition for SIT-U-A'TION

SIT-U-A'TION, n. [Fr.; It. situazione.]

  1. Position; seat; location in respect to something else. The situation of London is more favorable for foreign commerce than that of Paris. The situation of a stranger among people of habits differing from his own, can not be pleasant.
  2. State; condition. He enjoys a situation of ease and tranquility.
  3. Circumstances; temporary state; used of persons in a dramatic scene. – Johnson.
  4. Place; office. He has a situation in the war department, or under government.

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