consulate
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consulate
- /ˈkɒnsjʊlət/ UK
- /ˈkɒnsələt/ UK
- /ˈkɑnsəlɪt/ US
- /ˈkɑnsələt/ US
Sounds like consolate (adjective)
Where it comes from
From Middle English consulat, consulate, from Latin consulātus, from consul + -ātus. In some senses, via French consulat. By surface analysis, consul + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).
noun consulates
-
Rule by consuls, as during most periods of the Roman Republic or in France between 1799 and 1804.
Similar: capitoulate
- The office of a consul, in its various senses.
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The term of office of a consul.
Similar: consulship, capitoulate
- The business office of a consul; a minor embassy.
- Any town or city council.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: consul, consular, embassy, representation, legation, diplomatic mission, consulate-general, vice-consulate, consulship, chancellery, foreign mission, roman republic, interrex, principate, curia, dominate
Translations
Every language
noun the residency of a consul
| Español | consulado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 영사관 yeongsagwan |
| 日本語 | 領事館 ryōjikan |
| 中文 | 使館 /使馆 shǐguǎn, 領事館 /领事馆 lǐngshìguǎn |
| हिन्दी | वाणिज्य दूतावास vāṇijya dūtāvās, कांसुलेट kānsuleṭ |
| Português | consulado |
| Français | consulat |
| Deutsch | Konsulat |
| Italiano | consolato |
| Ελληνικά | προξενείο proxeneío |
| Română | consulat |
| Русский | ко́нсульство kónsulʹstvo |
| Tiếng Việt | tòa lãnh sự |
| العربية | قُنْصُلِيَّة qunṣuliyya |
| עברית | קוֹנְסוּלְיָה konsulia |
Talk about this word "consulate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/consulate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. consulate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/consulate "consulate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/consulate.Cite this
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title = {consulate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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