consulate

noun

con·​sul·​ate ˈkän(t)-s(ə-)lət 

1

: a government by consuls

2

: the office, term of office, or jurisdiction of a consul

3

: the residence or official premises of a consul

Examples of consulate in a Sentence

the Russian consulate in Washington, D.C.

Recent Examples on the Web

The strike on the consulate killed seven people, including a top Iranian commander. —Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2024

Iran says that its attack was launched in response to an Israeli strike Apr. 1 on an Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria, which killed a senior individual in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards along with eight other officers. —Anna Gordon, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing consulate

• consulate general

Kids Definition

consulate

noun

con·​sul·​ate ˈkän(t)-s(ə-)lət 

: the residence or office of a consul

Legal Definition

consulate

noun

con·​sul·​ate ˈkän-sə-lət 

1

: the office, term of office, or jurisdiction of a consul

2

: the residence or official premises of a consul