Meaning

5 senses
  1. Rule by consuls, as during most periods of the Roman Republic or in France between 1799 and 1804.

  2. The office of a consul, in its various senses.

    Konsulat

    ко́нсульствоkónsulʹstvo

    ко́нсульствоkónsulʹstvo

  3. The term of office of a consul.

  4. The business office of a consul; a minor embassy.

    Konsulat

  5. (obsolete)Any town or city council.

More definitions
  • diplomatic building that serves as the residence or workplace of a consul

Examples

25 sentences
  1. These gentlemen are from the consulate.

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  2. Aren't you from the consulate?

    ruВы разве не из консульства?

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  3. Did you call the consulate?

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  4. Where's the Canadian consulate?

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  5. I'm looking for the Canadian consulate.

    Я шукаю консульство Канади.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
the residency of a consul:
Русский
By meaning 1
the residency of a consul:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the residency of a consul:

Origin

From Middle English consulat, consulate, from Latin consulātus, from consul + -ātus. In so

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).

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Forms

plural: consulates
Singularconsulate
Pluralconsulates

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
office and term of office:consulship

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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