noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈkɒnsjʊlət/
UK:/ˈkɒnsələt/
US:/ˈkɑnsəlɪt/
US:/ˈkɑnsələt/
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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.
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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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Meaning relationships
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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