Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foreign service

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.94 in modern English

Syllables
for-eign ser-vice
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Inflected Forms

Phrases

foreign affairs foreign minister the Foreign Secretary a foreign secretary the Ministry of Foreign Affairs a ministry of foreign affairs

Frequently Paired Words

foreign affairs foreign minister the Foreign Secretary a foreign secretary MFA the Ministry of Foreign Affairs a ministry of foreign affairs

Synonyms

Questions

What does foreign service mean?
Synonym of diplomatic service.

How to pronounce foreign service

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