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–noun

1.	the premises officially occupied by a consul.

2.	the position, work, authority, or term of service of a consul.

3.	(often initial capital letter) a government by consuls, as in France from 1799 to 1804.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < L consulātus, equiv. to consul consul + -ātus -ate³

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n.

The residence or official premises of a consul.
The office, term of office, or jurisdiction of a consul.
Government by consuls.

[Middle English consulat, consulship, from Latin cōnsulātus, from cōnsul, consul; see consul.]

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

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consulate [ˈkonsjulət, (American) -sələt] noun

the office or residence of a consul

Arabic:	قُنْصُلِيَّه
Chinese (Simplified):	领事馆
Chinese (Traditional):	領事館
Czech:	konzulát, ambasáda
Danish:	konsulat
Dutch:	consulaat
Estonian:	konsulaat
Finnish:	konsulaatti
French:	consulat
German:	das Konsulat
Greek:	προξενείο
Hungarian:	konzulátus
Icelandic:	aðsetur eða skrifstofa ræðismanns
Indonesian:	konsulat
Italian:	consolato

Japanese:	領事館
Korean:	영사관, 영사의 직
Latvian:	konsulāts
Lithuanian:	konsulatas
Norwegian:	konsulat
Polish:	konsulat
Portuguese (Brazil):	consulado
Portuguese (Portugal):	consulado
Romanian:	consulat
Russian:	консульство
Slovak:	konzulát
Slovenian:	konzulat
Spanish:	consulado
Swedish:	konsulat
Turkish:	konsolosluk