FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE, THE

Meaning of FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE, THE in English

ˌForeign and ˈCommonwealth ˌOffice, the BrE AmE

the official name of the ↑ Foreign Office

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOREIGN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) foreign aid foreign exchange Foreign Legion {{link=foreign policy">foreign policy foreign service foreign workers
Английский словарь Британика
COMMONWEALTH — I Body politic founded on law for the common "weal," or good. The term was often used by 17th-century writers …
Английский словарь Британика
COMMONWEALTH — or Commonwealth of Nations Free association of sovereign states consisting of Britain and many of its former dependencies who have …
Английский словарь Британика
OFFICE — I. ˈȯfə̇s, ˈäf- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin officium service, kindness, activity, duty, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOREIGN
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COMMONWEALTH — ˈkämənˌwelth, | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English commen wealthe, from commen, commun common + wealthe, welthe wealth (well-being) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOREIGN — (a.) Remote; distant; strange; not belonging; not connected; not pertaining or pertient; not appropriate; not harmonious; not agreeable; not congenial; …
Английский словарь Webster
FOREIGN — (a.) Not native or belonging to a certain country; born in or belonging to another country, nation, sovereignty, or locality; …
Английский словарь Webster
FOREIGN — (a.) Outside; extraneous; separated; alien; as, a foreign country; a foreign government.
Английский словарь Webster
FOREIGN — — foreignly , adv. — foreignness , n. /fawr"in, for"-/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or derived from another …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COMMONWEALTH — /kom"euhn welth'/ , n. 1. ( cap. ) a group of sovereign states and their dependencies associated by their own …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOREIGN — adjective Etymology: Middle English forein, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin foranus on the outside, from Latin foris outside — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OFFICE — vt to perform, as the duties of an office; to discharge. 2. office ·noun any service other than that of …
Webster English vocab
FOREIGN — adj held at a distance; excluded; exiled. 2. foreign ·adj outside; extraneous; separated; alien; as, a foreign country; a foreign …
Webster English vocab
COMMONWEALTH — noun the whole body of people in a state; the public. 2. commonwealth ·noun a state; a body politic consisting …
Webster English vocab
COMMONWEALTH — ■ noun 1》 an independent state or community, especially a democratic republic. ↘a grouping of states or other bodies. ↘a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
COMMONWEALTH — a body politic founded on law for the common weal, or good. The term was often used by 17th-century writers, …
Britannica English vocabulary
COMMONWEALTH — also called Commonwealth Of Nations, formerly (193146) British Commonwealth Of Nations, a free association of sovereign states comprising Great Britain …
Britannica English vocabulary
FOREIGN — foreign BrE AmE ˈfɒr ə n -ɪn AmE \ ˈfɔːr ə n ˈfɑːr- ▷ foreign|ness nəs nɪs ▶ ˌ foreign …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OFFICE — / ˈɒfɪs; NAmE ˈɔːf-; ˈɑːf-/ noun ROOM / BUILDING 1. [ C ] a room, set of rooms or building …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOREIGN — / ˈfɒrən; NAmE ˈfɔːrən; ˈfɑːrən/ adjective 1. in or from a country that is not your own : a foreign …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMMONWEALTH — / ˈkɒmənwelθ; NAmE ˈkɑːm-/ noun [ sing. ] 1. the Commonwealth an organization consisting of the United Kingdom and most …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFFICE — of ‧ fice S1 W1 /ˈɒfəs, ˈɒfɪs $ ˈɒː-, ˈɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ office …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOREIGN — for ‧ eign S3 W1 /ˈfɒrən, ˈfɒrɪn $ ˈfɔː-, ˈfɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COMMONWEALTH — Commonwealth BrE AmE noun 1 . [the] ( also British Commonwealth especially old use ), ˌCommonwealth of ˈNations formal an …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OFFICE — n. 1 a room or building used as a place of business, esp. for clerical or administrative work. 2 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOREIGN — adj. 1 of or from or situated in or characteristic of a country or a language other than one's own. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COMMONWEALTH — n. 1 a an independent State or community, esp. a democratic republic. b such a community or organization of shared …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OFFICE — n. 1 a room or building used as a place of business, esp. for clerical or administrative work. 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FOREIGN — adj. 1 of or from or situated in or characteristic of a country or a language other than one's own. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COMMONWEALTH — n. 1 a an independent State or community, esp. a democratic republic. b such a community or organization of shared …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OFFICE — n.1 a room or building used as a place of business, esp. for clerical or administrative work. 2 a room …
Oxford English vocab
FOREIGN — adj.1 of or from or situated in or characteristic of a country or a language other than one's own. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
COMMONWEALTH — n.1 a an independent State or community, esp. a democratic republic. b such a community or organization of shared interests …
Oxford English vocab
OFFICE — ( offices) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. An office is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOREIGN — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something or someone that is foreign …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMMONWEALTH — 1. The Commonwealth is an organization consisting of the United Kingdom and most of the countries that were previously under …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMMONWEALTH — 1. The Commonwealth is an organization consisting of the United Kingdom and most of the countries that were previously under …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
OFFICE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a (big) box office draw (= a successful actor who many people will pay to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOREIGN — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a foreign accent ▪ I got a call from a man with a foreign accent. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOREIGN — [adjective] [not gradable] - belonging or connected to a country which is not your ownSpain was the first foreign country …
Cambridge English vocab
FOREIGN — adj. foreign aid foreign exchange Foreign Legion Foreign Ministers Council of foreign policy foreign service foreign workers
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
COMMONWEALTH — n. Commonwealth of Australia Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth of Dominica Commonwealth of Kentucky Commonwealth of Massachusetts Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Commonwealth …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
COMMONWEALTH — n. Body politic founded on law for the common "weal," or good. The term was often used by 17th-century writers …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
COMMONWEALTH — n. or Commonwealth of Nations Free association of sovereign states consisting of Britain and many of its former dependencies who …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FOREIGN — INDEX: 1. not from your own country 2. from a different country 3. in or to a different country RELATED …
Longman Activator English vocab
COMMONWEALTH — I . an association of 53 independent nations and several British dependencies (= a country controlled by another country) most …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
FOREIGN — adj. 1 alien, imported, non-native; overseas, distant, tramontane, transalpine, transatlantic, transpacific Duty is payable on foreign goods We holiday in …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
OFFICE — сущ. 1) а) пост, должность, служба assume an office be in office come into office enter upon office get into …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOREIGN — прил. 1) иностранный; заграничный, зарубежный (расположенный за пределами какого-л. места или страны) foreign nations ≈ иностранные государства Syn : abroad …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COMMONWEALTH — сущ. 1) а) государство, республика; держава Syn : state, republic, State б) содружество, страна, федерация the British commonwealth of Nations …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COMMONWEALTH — содружество (свободное объединение независимых государств, не имеющее общего договора или конституции) Commonwealth: ~ of Independent States, CIS Содружество независимых государств, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OFFICE — office.ogg ʹɒfıs n 1. 1> служба, место, должность, пост office under Government - место на государственной службе judicial office - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOREIGN — foreign.ogg ʹfɒrın a 1. 1> иностранный, чужеземный; заграничный, зарубежный foreign language - иностранный язык foreign customs - чужеземные обычаи a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COMMONWEALTH — commonwealth.ogg ʹkɒmənwelθ n 1. государство, страна 2. народ, население страны 3. союз; федерация; содружество ( в наименованиях государств ) the …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OFFICE — 1) учреждение; контора; канцелярия; бюро 2) работа ( место работы ) 3) англ. ведомство; управление; министерство 4) телефонная станция • …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
OFFICE — 1) учреждение; контора; канцелярия; бюро 2) работа (место работы) 3) англ. ведомство; управление; министерство 4) телефонная станция • - aerodrome meteorological office - approach control office - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
OFFICE — 1) бюро 2) вызываемый 3) камеральный 4) канцелярский 5) контора 6) конторский 7) министерство 8) рабочее место 9) станционный 10) учреждение • call office attendant — дежурный переговорного пункта common battery office …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
OFFICE — office сущ.1) а) пост, должность, служба - assume office - assume an office - be in office - come into …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
OFFICE — n 1. 1> служба, место, должность, пост office under Government - место на государственной службе judicial office - судебная должность …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FOREIGN — a 1. 1> иностранный, чужеземный; заграничный, зарубежный foreign language - иностранный язык foreign customs - чужеземные обычаи a person of …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
COMMONWEALTH — n 1. государство, страна 2. народ, население страны 3. союз; федерация; содружество ( в наименованиях государств ) the commonwealth of …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
OFFICE — сущ. 1) а) пост, должность, служба - an office under Government - appointive office - assume an office - assume …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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