longstanding
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- adjective
- /ˈlɔːŋˌstændɪŋ/
- Mexico: Mexico is the Latin American country with the closest, most longstanding relationship with the Soviet Union.
- a longstanding tradition
- a longstanding problem
- a longstanding dispute
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Watch on YouTubeSri Lanka's longstanding high debt and large civil service have for a long time contributed to very high budget deficits.
- Sri Lanka's longstanding high debt and large civil service have for a long time contributed to very high budget deficits.
Examples
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This is the deal my government offers to foreign visitors in your situation as part of our longstanding tourism initiative.
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Likewise, both governments must address the longstanding conflicts over the frontier region.
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Anyway, I do think it's a pretty longstanding relationship.
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- Listen, it's a complicated story, but it's longstanding.
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If you must know, we have a longstanding agreement never to go to bed sober.
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Now, Tom Stall is a family man with longstanding ties to this community.
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You know of my longstanding friendship with the Griffiths.
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Nevertheless, there is a longstanding Lebanese policy against government investment in the city.
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Camilla Parker Bowles had a longstanding relationship with Prince Charles.
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Tom has a longstanding friendship with his neighbor, built over many years of shared experiences.
Synonyms
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1.0
A thing that has existed for a long time and is not new
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3.0
Lasting for a long time
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Happening over a long time and not finished
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2.4
Being in a job, role, or relationship for a long time
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3.1
Continuing to be present or useful for a long time
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Existing for a long time and not temporary
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Lasting for a person's whole life
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Being in the same job, relationship, or role for many years
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Lasting a long time and making people bored
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3.9
Lasting a long time without stopping or getting weaker
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Lasting for a long time and not stopping easily
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3.9
Continuing for a longer time than usual
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Continuing for a long time without fading
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Continuing for a long time
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Happening over a long time, not just now
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Very old and present for a long time
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To stay the same or work well for a long time
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Continuing for a long time and often returning
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3.9
That lasts for a long time
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Lasting for a long time, often about a feeling or belief
Lasting for a very long time
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Etymology
The word longstanding is made of two simple parts: long ('for a long time') and standing ('remaining' or 'staying in place'). So, longstanding describes something that has been in the same state or existed for a long time.