diplomatic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk/ (US)
Etymology
From French diplomatique and its etymon New Latin diplōmaticus. By surface analysis, diplomat + -ic.
Meanings
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Concerning the relationships between the governments of countries.
She spent thirty years working for Canada's diplomatic service.
Born in 1950 towards the end of the Stalin era to diplomatic parents, he was educated at the elite Russian Institute of International Relations before ascending to become Russia’s envoy at the UN, where for a decade he lived through the trauma of the collapse of the Soviet Union.
2022 November 15, Patrick Wintour, “Sergei Lavrov, a fixture of Russian diplomacy facing his toughest test in Ukraine”, in The Guardian:Albania immediately severed diplomatic relations with Zimbabwe.
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Exhibiting diplomacy; exercising tact or courtesy; using discussion to avoid hard feelings, fights or arguments.
Thoughtful corrections can be diplomatic as well as instructional.
- Describing a publication of a text which follows a single basic manuscript, but with variants in other manuscripts noted in the critical apparatus.
- Relating to diplomatics, or the study of old texts; paleographic.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more diplomatic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| diplomatical | alternative, dated | lexicographic | |
| most diplomatic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| diplomatick | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
undiplomatic · diplomatic corps · diplomatic mission · diplomatic pouch · diplomatic flu · diplomatic service · paradiplomatic · diplomatic bag · nondiplomatic · diplomatically · diplomatic immunity · diplomatic relations
Translations (78)
cs diplomatický (exhibiting diplomacy) · sh diplomàtičan (exhibiting diplomacy) · ast diplomáticu (concerning relationships between governments) · hy դիվանագիտական (exhibiting diplomacy) · sh диплома̀тичан (exhibiting diplomacy) · nl diplomatiek (concerning relationships between governments) · de diplomatisch (exhibiting diplomacy) · hu oklevéltani (relating to diplomatics) · ur سفارتی (exhibiting diplomacy) · sh дипло̀матскӣ (concerning relationships between governments) · pl dyplomatyczny (concerning relationships between governments) · de diplomatisch (concerning relationships between governments) · pt diplomático (concerning relationships between governments) · ca diplomàtic (concerning relationships between governments) · sv diplomatisk (concerning relationships between governments) · hi राजनयिक (concerning relationships between governments) · es diplomático (concerning relationships between governments) · la diplōmaticus (concerning relationships between governments) · ja 外交的 (concerning relationships between governments) · mi arero taiaha (concerning relationships between governments) · sh diplòmatskī (concerning relationships between governments) · es diplomático (exhibiting diplomacy) · id diplomatik (concerning relationships between governments) · vi ngoại giao (concerning relationships between governments) · ro diplomatic (concerning relationships between governments) · et diplomaatiline (concerning relationships between governments) · id diplomatis (exhibiting diplomacy) · eo diplomata (exhibiting diplomacy) · lv diplomātisks (concerning relationships between governments) · oc diplomatic (concerning relationships between governments) · hi अंताराज्यनैतिक (concerning relationships between governments) · hu diplomáciai (concerning relationships between governments) · it diplomatico (concerning relationships between governments) · fi tahdikas (exhibiting diplomacy) · be дыпламаты́чны (concerning relationships between governments) · ka დიპლომატიური (concerning relationships between governments) · ur سفارتی (concerning relationships between governments) · mk дипломатски (concerning relationships between governments) · gl diplomático (exhibiting diplomacy) · kk дипломатиялық (concerning relationships between governments) · fi diplomaattinen (concerning relationships between governments) · af diplomatiese (relating to diplomatics) · fi diplomaattinen (exhibiting diplomacy) · hu diplomatikus (exhibiting diplomacy) · ko 외교적 (concerning relationships between governments) · el διπλωματικός (concerning relationships between governments) · hy դիվանագիտական (concerning relationships between governments) · gl diplomático (concerning relationships between governments) · cs diplomatický (concerning relationships between governments) · af diplomaties (exhibiting diplomacy) · mi whakahangahanga (exhibiting diplomacy) · sq diplomatik (concerning relationships between governments) · hi कूटनैतिक (exhibiting diplomacy) · uk дипломати́чний (concerning relationships between governments) · bg дипломати́чески (concerning relationships between governments) · bg дипломати́чен (exhibiting diplomacy) · fr diplomatique (concerning relationships between governments) · eo diplomatia (concerning relationships between governments) · hu diplomatikus (concerning relationships between governments) · sk diplomatický (concerning relationships between governments) · hu diplomatikai (relating to diplomatics) · sv diplomatisk (exhibiting diplomacy) · ca diplomàtic (exhibiting diplomacy) · af diplomatiese (concerning relationships between governments) · ru дипломати́чный (exhibiting diplomacy) · pt diplomático (exhibiting diplomacy) · fr diplomatique (exhibiting diplomacy) · tl palatalastasin (concerning relationships between governments) · sl diplomatski (concerning relationships between governments) · ru дипломати́ческий (concerning relationships between governments) · ar دِبْلُومَاسِيّ (concerning relationships between governments) · pl dyplomatyczny (exhibiting diplomacy) · fa دیپلماتیک (concerning relationships between governments) · mi arero taiaha (exhibiting diplomacy) · it diplomatico (exhibiting diplomacy) · ast diplomáticu (exhibiting diplomacy) · cmn 外交 (concerning relationships between governments) · lt diplomatinis (concerning relationships between governments)