FOREIGN SERVICE

Meaning of FOREIGN SERVICE in English

ˈForeign ˌService, the BrE AmE

a part of the US ↑ State Department which employs the people who work in US embassies (↑ embassy ) all over the world. In the UK there is a similar department called the ↑ Diplomatic Service .

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

FOREIGN SERVICE — noun Date: 1870 the field force of a foreign office comprising diplomatic and consular personnel
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FOREIGN SERVICE — or diplomatic service Staff of a state's international-affairs department that represents the state's interests in foreign countries. It fulfills two …
Английский словарь Британика
FOREIGN SERVICE — noun 1. [translation of Medieval Latin servitium forinsecum ] : forinsec service 2. : the field force of a foreign …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOREIGN SERVICE — ( often caps. ) a division of the U.S. Department of State or of a foreign office that maintains diplomatic …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOREIGN SERVICE — Date: 1870 : the field force of a foreign office comprising diplomatic and consular personnel
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOREIGN SERVICE — Function: noun Date: 1870 : the field force of a foreign office comprising diplomatic and consular personnel
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FOREIGN SERVICE — ■ noun the government department concerned with the representation of a country abroad.
Concise Oxford English vocab
FOREIGN SERVICE — [foreign service] n (1927): the field force of a foreign office comprising diplomatic and consular personnel
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOREIGN SERVICE — also called Diplomatic Service, the field force of a foreign office, comprising diplomatic and consular personnel engaged in representing the …
Britannica English vocabulary
FOREIGN SERVICE — noun ( NAmE ) = Diplomatic Service
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOREIGN SERVICE — The foreign service is the government department that employs diplomats to work in foreign countries. ( AM; in BRIT, use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOREIGN SERVICE — The ~ is the government department that employs diplomats to work in foreign countries. (AM; in BRIT, use diplomatic service …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FOREIGN SERVICE — or diplomatic service Staff of a state's international-affairs department that represents the state's interests in foreign countries. It fulfills two …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FOREIGN SERVICE — all the officials who work in US embassies and consulates in other countries.
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
FOREIGN SERVICE — дипломатическая служба дипломатическая служба (американизм) заграничная служба (в посольствах и консульствах) (военное) служба за границей
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOREIGN SERVICE — 1> дипломатическая служба 2> амер. заграничная служба ( в посольствах и консульствах ) 3> воен. служба за границей
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOREIGN SERVICE — дипломатическая служба
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FOREIGN SERVICE — 1) дипломатическая служба 2) амер. заграничная служба ( в посольствах и консульствах ) 3) воен. служба за границей
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
FOREIGN SERVICE — 1) дипломатическая служба 2> амер. заграничная служба ( в посольствах и консульствах ) 3> воен. служба за границей
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FOREIGN SERVICE — дипломатическая служба
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FOREIGN SERVICE — дипломатическая служба
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FOREIGN SERVICE — дипломатическая служба
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FOREIGN SERVICE — дипломатическая служба
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FOREIGN SERVICE — дипломатическая служба
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
FOREIGN SERVICE — дипломатическая служба
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
FOREIGN SERVICE — 1) дипломатическая служба 2) иностранная служба
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
FOREIGN SERVICE — 1) дипломатическая служба 2) военная служба за границей
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
FOREIGN SERVICE — дипломатическая служба дипломатическая служба (американизм) заграничная служба (в посольствах и консульствах) (военное) служба за границей
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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
SERVICE — I. ˈsərvə̇s, ˈsə̄v-, ˈsəiv- dial ˈsärv- or ˈsȧv- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English servise, service, from Old French, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOREIGN
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
SERVICE — service 1 /serr"vis/ , n., adj., v., serviced, servicing . n. 1. an act of helpful activity; help; aid: to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOREIGN — — foreignly , adv. — foreignness , n. /fawr"in, for"-/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or derived from another …
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
FOREIGN — adj held at a distance; excluded; exiled. 2. foreign ·adj outside; extraneous; separated; alien; as, a foreign country; a foreign …
Webster English vocab
FOREIGN — foreign BrE AmE ˈfɒr ə n -ɪn AmE \ ˈfɔːr ə n ˈfɑːr- ▷ foreign|ness nəs nɪs ▶ ˌ foreign …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SERVICE — / ˈsɜːvɪs; NAmE ˈsɜːrv-/ noun , verb ■ noun PROVIDING STH 1. [ C ] a system that provides sth …
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
SERVICE — I. ser ‧ vice 1 S1 W1 /ˈsɜːvəs, ˈsɜːvɪs $ ˈsɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ …
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
SERVICE — n. & v. --n. 1 the act of helping or doing work for another or for a community etc. 2 …
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
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
SERVICE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. the act of helping or doing work for another or for a community etc. …
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
SERVICE — ( services, servicing, serviced) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: For meaning …
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
SERVICE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bus service (= a service that provides regular buses ) ▪ It's a …
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
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
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
SERVICE
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
SERVICE
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
SERVICE — 1) служба 2) работа; функционирование 3) эксплуатация 4) обслуживание, сервис || обслуживать 5) техническое обслуживание и (текущий) ремонт || проводить …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SERVICE — 1) служба 2) работа; функционирование 3) эксплуатация 4) обслуживание, сервис || обслуживать 5) техническое обслуживание и (текущий) ремонт || проводить техническое обслуживание и (текущий) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SERVICE — 1) выслуга 2) заправить 3) заправлять 4) обслуживание 5) обслуживать 6) служба 7) служебный 8) услуги 9) ухаживать 10) эксплуатационный 11) эксплуатировать • aeronautical service channel — канал связи авиационный cable service box …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SERVICE — I service сущ.1) служба, занятие, работа to press smb. into service — заставлять кого-л. служить to take smb. into one's …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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