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foreign service

for·eign serv·ice
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fawr-in, for- sur-vis]
    • /ˈfɔr ɪn, ˈfɒr- ˈsɜr vɪs/
    • /ˈfɒrən ˈsɜːvɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fawr-in, for- sur-vis]
    • /ˈfɔr ɪn, ˈfɒr- ˈsɜr vɪs/

Definitions of foreign service words

  • noun foreign service a division of the U.S. Department of State or of a foreign office that maintains diplomatic and consular posts and personnel in other countries. 1
  • noun foreign service job representing country abroad 1
  • singular noun foreign service The foreign service is the government department that employs diplomats to work in foreign countries. 0
  • noun foreign service the diplomatic and usually consular personnel of a foreign affairs ministry or foreign office collectively who represent their country abroad, deal with foreign diplomats at home, etc 0
See all 4 definitions of foreign service

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Origin of foreign service

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Foreign service

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Foreign service

foreign service popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for foreign service

noun foreign service

  • fs — the sixth letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
  • diplomatic service — diplomatic corps
All 2 Synonyms of foreign service

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