consulate

ˈkɑːnsjʊlət

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Definition of consulate - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

diplomatic officebuilding where a consul works and may live

She visited the consulate to renew her passport.

chancery

diplomacy

Dated

the office or term of a consul

Dated

He served at the consulate for three years.

embassy

legation

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building where a consul works and may live

Origin of consulate

Latin, consulatus (office of a consul)

Terms with consulate included in their meaning

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consular officer

diplomacy

government official at a consulate helping citizens and representing their country

consular section

government

part of an embassy or consulate that provides consular services

chancellery

diplomacy

the office of an embassy or consulate

consular fee

government

official charge paid for services provided by a consulate

consularize

legal documents

make a document official by a consulate's certification

consularizing

legal

the act of certifying documents at a consulate

Benghazi

geopolitics

site of a 2012 US consulate attack

Examples of consulate in a sentence

He called the consulate for assistance.
She visited the consulate to renew her passport.
The consulate issued an emergency travel document.

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French:consulat, ...
German:Konsulat, ...
Italian:consolato, carica consolare, ...
Spanish:consulado, ...
Portuguese:consulado, ...
Chinese:领事馆, 领事任期, ...
Japanese:領事館, 領事職, ...
Arabic:قُنْصُلِيَّة, قُنْصُلِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:קוֹנְסוּלְיָה, מִשְׂרָתוֹ אוֹ תְּקוּפַת כְּהוּנָתוֹ שֶׁל קוֹנְסוּל, ...
Russian:консульство, ...
Ukrainian:консульство, ...
Hindi:दूतावास, कौंसल पदावधि, ...
Bengali:কনস্যুলেট, কনসুলের কার্যালয়, ...
Catalan:consulat, consolat, ...
Czech:konzulát, úřad konzula, ...
Danish:konsulat, et konsulat, ...
Dutch:consulaat, ambtstermijn van een consul, ...
Greek:προξενείο, υπατεία, ...
Hungarian:konzulátus, ...
Khmer:ស្ថានកុងស៊ុល, តំណែងកុងស៊ុល, ...
Korean:영사관, 영사의 직위 또는 임기, ...
Persian:کنسولگری, سمت یا دورهٔ خدمتِ کنسول, ...
Polish:konsulat, ...
Portuguese (BR):consulado, ...
Romanian:consulat, funcția sau mandatul unui consul, ...
Swedish:konsulat, ett konsulat, ...
Thai:สถานกงสุล, วาระการดำรงตำแหน่งกงสุล, ...
Turkish:konsolosluk, konsolosluk görevi, ...
Vietnamese:lãnh sự quán, nhiệm kỳ lãnh sự, ...

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