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consulate

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈkɒnsjʊlət/
  • UK: /ˈkɒnsələt/
  • US: /ˈkɑnsəlɪt/
  • US: /ˈkɑnsələt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: K AA1 N S AH0 L AH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The office of a consul, in its various senses.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The term of office of a consul.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

The business office of a consul; a minor embassy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Any town or city council.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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6

noun

Meaning 6

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: diplomatic building

History

Etymology

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).

Across languages

Translations

83 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: konsulaat — the residency of a consul
  • Albanian: konsullatë — the residency of a consul
  • Arabic: قُنْصُلِيَّة (qunṣuliyya) — the residency of a consul
  • Armenian: հյուպատոսություն (hyupatosutʻyun) — the residency of a consul
  • Asturian: consuláu — the residency of a consul
  • Azerbaijani: konsulxana — the residency of a consul
  • Belarusian: ко́нсульства (kónsulʹstva) — the residency of a consul
  • Bengali: বাণিজ্যদূতাবাস (banijjodutabaś) — the residency of a consul
  • Bulgarian: ко́нсулство (kónsulstvo) — the residency of a consul
  • Burmese: ကောင်စစ်ဝန်ရုံး (kaungcac-wanrum:) — the residency of a consul
  • Catalan: consolat — the residency of a consul
  • Chinese Mandarin: 使館 /使馆 (shǐguǎn) — the residency of a consul
  • Chinese Mandarin: 領事館 /领事馆 (lǐngshìguǎn) — the residency of a consul
  • Czech: konzulát — the residency of a consul
  • Danish: konsulat — the residency of a consul
  • Dutch: consulaat — the residency of a consul
  • Esperanto: konsulejo — the residency of a consul
  • Estonian: konsulaat — the residency of a consul
  • Finnish: konsulaatti — the residency of a consul
  • French: consulat — the residency of a consul
  • Galician: consulado — the residency of a consul
  • Georgian: საკონსულო (saḳonsulo) — the residency of a consul
  • German: Konsulat — the residency of a consul
  • Greek: προξενείο (proxeneío) — the residency of a consul
  • Hebrew: קוֹנְסוּלְיָה (konsulia) — the residency of a consul
  • Hindi: वाणिज्य दूतावास (vāṇijya dūtāvās) — the residency of a consul
  • Hindi: कांसुलेट (kānsuleṭ) — the residency of a consul
  • Hungarian: konzulátus — the residency of a consul
  • Icelandic: ræðisskrifstofa — the residency of a consul
  • Icelandic: konsúlat — the residency of a consul
  • Indonesian: konsulat — the residency of a consul
  • Irish: consalacht — the residency of a consul
  • Italian: consolato — the residency of a consul
  • Japanese: 領事館 (ryōjikan) — the residency of a consul
  • Kazakh: консулдық (konsuldyq) — the residency of a consul
  • Khmer: ស្ថានកុងស៊ុល (sthaan kongsul) — the residency of a consul
  • Korean: 영사관 (yeongsagwan) — the residency of a consul
  • Kyrgyz: консульство (konsulstvo) — the residency of a consul
  • Lao: ສະຖານກົງສຸນ (sa thān kong sun) — the residency of a consul
  • Latvian: konsulāts — the residency of a consul
  • Lithuanian: konsulatas — the residency of a consul
  • Macedonian: конзула́т (konzulát) — the residency of a consul
  • Macedonian: конзулство (konzulstvo) — the residency of a consul
  • Malay: konsulat — the residency of a consul
  • Maltese: konsulat — the residency of a consul
  • Mongolian: консулын газар (konsulyn gazar) — the residency of a consul
  • Norman: consulat — the residency of a consul
  • Norwegian: konsulat — the residency of a consul
  • Persian: کنسولگری (konsulgari) — the residency of a consul
  • Polish: konsulat — the residency of a consul
  • Portuguese: consulado — the residency of a consul
  • Romanian: consulat — the residency of a consul
  • Russian: ко́нсульство (kónsulʹstvo) — the residency of a consul
  • Serbo-Croatian: конзу̀ла̄т — the residency of a consul
  • Serbo-Croatian: konzùlāt — the residency of a consul
  • Slovak: konzulát — the residency of a consul
  • Slovene: konzulat — the residency of a consul
  • Spanish: consulado — the residency of a consul
  • Swedish: konsulat — the residency of a consul
  • Tagalog: konsulado — the residency of a consul
  • Tajik: консули (konsul-i) — the residency of a consul
  • Tajik: консулгари (konsulgar-i) — the residency of a consul
  • Tatar: консуллык (qonsullıq) — the residency of a consul
  • Telugu: కాన్సులేట్ (kānsulēṭ) — the residency of a consul
  • Thai: สถานกงสุล (sà-tǎan-gong-sǔn) — the residency of a consul
  • Turkish: konsolosluk — the residency of a consul
  • Turkmen: konsulhana — the residency of a consul
  • Turkmen: konsullyk — the residency of a consul
  • Ukrainian: ко́нсульство (kónsulʹstvo) — the residency of a consul
  • Urdu: قونصل خانہ (qōnsul xāna) — the residency of a consul
  • Uzbek: konsulxona — the residency of a consul
  • Uzbek: konsullik — the residency of a consul
  • Vietnamese: tòa lãnh sự — the residency of a consul
  • Volapük: konsulöp — the residency of a consul
  • Azerbaijani: konsulluq — an office of a government, comparable to an embassy
  • Bulgarian: консулство (konsulstvo) — an office of a government, comparable to an embassy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 領事館 /领事馆 (lǐngshìguǎn) — an office of a government, comparable to an embassy
  • French: consulat — an office of a government, comparable to an embassy
  • German: Konsulat — an office of a government, comparable to an embassy
  • Mauritian Creole: konsila — an office of a government, comparable to an embassy
  • Spanish: consulado — an office of a government, comparable to an embassy
  • Swedish: konsulat — an office of a government, comparable to an embassy
  • Thai: สถานกงสุล (sà-tǎan-gong-sǔn) — an office of a government, comparable to an embassy
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