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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries官房
Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kanbō
"外務省の官房で手続きを行う。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The office, department, or official residence of a chancellor.
"The foreign minister welcomed the ambassadors at the chancellery this morning." - 2
The administrative staff or department attached to an embassy, consulate, or order of knighthood.
"Documents concerning the diplomatic delegation must be submitted through the chancellery."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin cancellaria, relating to the chancellor's office or court. It entered Middle English via Old French chancelerie in the 14th century, originally denoting the office or department of a chancellor.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chancellery" is said worldwide
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chancellerie
Transliteration: shã-sel-ri
"La chancellerie a publié un communiqué officiel."
Kanzlei
Transliteration: kanˈtslaɪ
"Der Kanzler empfing die Gäste in der Bundeskanzlei."
cancelleria
Transliteration: kantʃelˈlarja
"Il documento è stato depositato presso la cancelleria."
cancillería
Transliteration: kan.si.leˈɾi.a
"La cancillería emitió una nota diplomática."
chancelaria
Transliteration: ʃɐ̃.se.laˈɾi.ɐ
"O embaixador reuniu-se com os funcionários da chancelaria."
चांसलरी
Transliteration: chansalari
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"राजदूत ने चांसलरी में एक बैठक बुलाई।"
公使馆
Transliteration: gōng shǐ guǎn
Script: 中文汉字
"文件已送交使馆公使馆处理。"
관방
Transliteration: gwanbang
Script: 한국어 한글
"대사관 관방에서 공식 성명을 발표했습니다."
官房
Transliteration: kanbō
Script: 日本語
"外務省の官房で手続きを行う。"
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