consulate

1. 1.

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

   Broaderdiplomatic building

Other forms of consulate

plural

consulates·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about consulate

What does consulate mean?

consulate means "diplomatic building that serves as the residence or workplace of a consul".

How many syllables are in consulate?

consulate has 3 syllables: con-su-late. The stress falls on "con". In IPA it is /ˈkɑnsələt/.

Is consulate a common word?

consulate is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.