Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foreign office

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.91 in modern English

Syllables
for-eign of-fice
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A department of the British Government, headed by the Foreign Secretary, that is responsible for maintaining and developing Britain's diplomatic and trade relations with other countries, as well supporting its citizens and businesses around the world. Official full name: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, formerly (until 2020) "Foreign and Commonwealth Office".

British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

the Foreign Office (canonical)

Phrases

Home Office

Frequently Paired Words

Home Office

Questions

What does foreign office mean?
A department of the British Government, headed by the Foreign Secretary, that is responsible for maintaining and developing Britain's diplomatic and trade relations with other countries, as well supporting its citizens and businesses around the world. Official full name: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, formerly (until 2020) "Foreign and Commonwealth Office".

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