consulate
noun
con·sul·ate
ˈkän(t)-s(ə-)lət 
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.
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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
The attack came in response to an Israeli airstrike earlier this month on an Iranian consulate building that killed seven Iranian military officials.
—Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
The airstrike destroyed the consulate building in the capital Damascus, killing at least seven officials including Mohammed Reza Zahedi, a top commander in Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), and senior commander Mohammad Hadi Haji Rahimi, Iran’s foreign ministry said at the time.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
The retaliatory attack marked the Islamic republic's first-ever direct offensive against Israel and came less than two weeks after an airstrike widely attributed to Israel destroyed Iran's consulate in Syria's capital and killed 13 people, including two high-ranking Iranian generals.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2024
Israel has carried out numerous airstrikes in Syria to halt that flow of weapons, and said the Iranian general killed in the consulate strike was a key figure in that logistical chain.
—Peter Kenyon, NPR, 12 Apr. 2024
Tehran has vowed to retaliate against Israel for an April 1 attack on the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital of Damascus that killed seven military commanders, including Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander in the elite Quds Force.
—USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Two members of the Mexican consulate traveled from Indianapolis to attend the hearing, at which a translator sat by Garcia-Gutierrez's side to quietly relay questions and testimony to him during the proceeding.
—The Enquirer, 11 Apr. 2024
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
The attack came in response to an Israeli airstrike earlier this month on an Iranian consulate building that killed seven Iranian military officials.
—Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
The airstrike destroyed the consulate building in the capital Damascus, killing at least seven officials including Mohammed Reza Zahedi, a top commander in Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), and senior commander Mohammad Hadi Haji Rahimi, Iran’s foreign ministry said at the time.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
The retaliatory attack marked the Islamic republic's first-ever direct offensive against Israel and came less than two weeks after an airstrike widely attributed to Israel destroyed Iran's consulate in Syria's capital and killed 13 people, including two high-ranking Iranian generals.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2024
Israel has carried out numerous airstrikes in Syria to halt that flow of weapons, and said the Iranian general killed in the consulate strike was a key figure in that logistical chain.
—Peter Kenyon, NPR, 12 Apr. 2024
Tehran has vowed to retaliate against Israel for an April 1 attack on the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital of Damascus that killed seven military commanders, including Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander in the elite Quds Force.
—USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Two members of the Mexican consulate traveled from Indianapolis to attend the hearing, at which a translator sat by Garcia-Gutierrez's side to quietly relay questions and testimony to him during the proceeding.
—The Enquirer, 11 Apr. 2024
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Copy CitationKids 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
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