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consulate

noun
🔊/ˈkɒnsjələt/
🔊/ˈkɑːnsələt/
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  1. the building where a consul works领事馆
    • the American consulate in Marseilles美国驻马赛领事馆
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    Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the government of Rome by consuls): from Latin consulatus, from consul, related to consulere ‘take counsel’.