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I think I can hold every portfolio - defense, finance and Foreign Ministry. I think personally I'd like the foreign office.
Avigdor Lieberman

Meaning of "foreign office" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FOREIGN OFFICE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOREIGN OFFICE

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Foreign office is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FOREIGN OFFICE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of foreign office in the English dictionary

The definition of foreign office in the dictionary is the ministry of a country or state that is concerned with dealings with other states US equivalent: State Department Canadian equivalent: department of external affairs.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOREIGN OFFICE

foreign bill
foreign body
foreign correspondent
foreign currency
foreign currency income
foreign draft
foreign exchange
foreign exchange market
foreign exchange rate
foreign investment
foreign legion
foreign minister
foreign ministry
foreign mission
foreign national
foreign policy
foreign relations
foreign secretary
foreign service

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOREIGN OFFICE

back office
back-office
box office
front office
head office
head post office
Home Office
in office
main office
office
out of office
Oval Office
post office
press office
public prosecutor´s office
registered office
sacrifice
suffice
the office
the Oval Office
the Stationery Office

Synonyms and antonyms of foreign office in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «foreign office» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOREIGN OFFICE

Find out the translation of foreign office to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of foreign office from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «foreign office» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

外交部
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
570 millions of speakers

English

foreign office
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विदेश कार्यालय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وزارة الخارجية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

министерство иностранных дел
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Ministério das Relações Exteriores
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিদেশী অফিস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ministère des Affaires étrangères
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pejabat asing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Auswärtiges Amt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

外務機関
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

해외 사무실
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kantor manca
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bộ ngoại giao
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெளிநாட்டு அலுவலகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परदेशी कार्यालय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yabancı ofis
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ministero degli Esteri
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

MSZ
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

міністерство закордонних справ
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Foreign Office
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

buitelandse Kantoor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

utrikesdepartementet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Foreign Office
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of foreign office

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOREIGN OFFICE»

The term «foreign office» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.684 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOREIGN OFFICE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about foreign office

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QUOTES WITH «FOREIGN OFFICE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word foreign office.
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Avigdor Lieberman
I think I can hold every portfolio - defense, finance and Foreign Ministry. I think personally I'd like the foreign office.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOREIGN OFFICE»

Discover the use of foreign office in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to foreign office and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Foreign Office: an illustrated history of the place and ...
Dr. Ranthony Seldon is a distinguished political historian and academic and by day Headmaster of Brighton College.
Anthony Seldon, 2000
2
The Foreign Office and British Diplomacy in the Twentieth ...
The analyses of the development and role of the Foreign Office in the conduct of British foreign policy in the twentieth century contained within this volume not only demonstrate the importance of the subjects to the study of international history, ...
Gaynor Johnson, 2013
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The Foreign Office Mind: The Making of British Foreign ...
The book charts how the collective mindset of successive generations of professional diplomats evolved, and reacted to and shaped changes in international relations during the second half of the nineteenth century, including the balance of ...
T. G. Otte, 2011
4
Phylogenesis: Foa's Ark
Excerpts by Bernard Cache, Manuel de Landa, Sanford Kwinter, Farshid Moussavi, Detlef Mertins, Alejandro Zaera-Polo, Sandra Knapp and Mark Wigley.
Exhibition Foreign Office Architects, 2004
5
Australian Joint Copying Project Handbook: Part 11
In 1968 it in turn merged with the Foreign Office to form the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. This Handbook lists correspondence of the Dominions Office for the period 1947-53 (DO 35). The earlier records, which were filmed before 1991, ...
‎2005
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Aristocratic Redoubt: The Austro-Hungarian Foreign Office on ...
This work is a social history of the bureaucracy of the Ballhausplatz primarily in the decade leading up to 1914, though it provides a thorough overview of the service during the entire Dualist period.
William D. Godsey, 1999
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The Nazi Party and the German Foreign Office
The Nazi Party and the German Foreign Office explores the struggle between entrenched diplomats in the Foreign Office and Party loyalists, who presumed that with the assumption of power in 1933 total state control was theirs.
Hans-Adolph Jacobsen, Arthur L. Smith Jr., 2012
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Ever the Diplomat: Confessions of a Foreign Office Mandarin
In this entertaining and engaging memoir, former ambassador Sherard Cowper-Coles lifts the lid on embassy life throughout the world.
Sherard Cowper-Coles, 2012
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British Foreign Policy Under Sir Edward Grey
The Foreign Office under Sir Edward Grey, 1905-1914 ZARA STEINER It was under Sir Edward Grey that the Foreign Office reached the peak of its pre-war reputation. The diplomatic situation in which Britain found herself at the beginning of ...
Francis Harry Hinsley, 1977
10
The Foreign Office and Finland: Diplomatic Sideshow
Strang,a rarity at the Foreign Office in thathe wasa productofthegrammar school systemrather thanan alumnus of oneofthe major public schools, headedthe mostprestigious departmentat the Foreign Office. While advocatingthe strengthening of ...
Craig Gerrard, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOREIGN OFFICE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term foreign office is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hotel workers in Tunisia 'devastated' as Foreign Office tells Britons …
British tourists wait at the check-in of Enfidha international airport as they leave Tunisia, following Foreign Office advice. Photograph: Fethi ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Brits on Tunisia holidays ''shocked and disappointed'' by Foreign
The Foreign Office has advised Britons to return home from Tunisia because a further terrorist attack is "highly likely", following the atrocity ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Somaliland:Madasha used in fictitious UK Foreign office meeting …
The gentleman whose photos were used in the Madasha/Qulumbe scandalous claim of meeting with Foreign and Commonwealth officials in ... «SomalilandPress, Jul 15»
4
Foreign Office advises UK citizens to leave 'boring' Belgium
The Foreign Office has told UK citizens to leave Belgium as quickly as possible, claiming that it has become 'dangerously tedious'. This follows ... «NewsBiscuit, Jul 15»
5
UK Israel Tech Hub wins Foreign Office innovation award
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has presented an award for innovation to the UK Israel Tech Hub at the British Embassy in Tel Aviv. «Jewish Chronicle, Jul 15»
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Foreign Office confirms Sharif, Modi meeting in Russia | AAJ News
ISLAMABAD: The Prime Ministers of Pakistan and India will meet Friday on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in ... «Aaj News, Jul 15»
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Britons holidaying in Spain at HIGH RISK of ISIS attacks, warns …
The Foreign Office (FCO) raised the terror threat level in Spain to "high" in June - before the Tunisia beach massacre which saw 30 Britons ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Posted by Parvez Jabri
... India will meet Friday on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Russia's city Ufa, the Foreign Office said Thursday. «Business Recorder, Jul 15»
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U.K. Foreign Office Says Further Attacks Likely in Tunisia
The U.K. Foreign Office's warning that further terrorist attacks are likely in Tunisia remained current for a second day after the north African ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
10
Foreign Office warns tourists to take cash to Greece
Banks closed on 28 June and will stay shut until Monday at the earliest, the Foreign Office is warning. The latest advice for Britons heading to ... «Channel 4 News, Jul 15»

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