diplomatic

English

Alternative forms

• diplomatick (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk/

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Adjective

diplomatic (comparative more diplomatic, superlative most diplomatic)

1. Concerning the relationships between the governments of countries.

   She spent thirty years working for Canada's diplomatic service.

   Albania immediately severed diplomatic relations with Zimbabwe.

2. Exhibiting diplomacy; exercising tact or courtesy; using discussion to avoid hard feelings, fights or arguments.

   Thoughtful corrections can be diplomatic as well as instructional.

Derived terms

Terms derived from diplomatic

diplomatic bag diplomatic flu

diplomatic immunity diplomatic mission

diplomatic pouch diplomatic relations

Translations

concerning relationships between governments

Arabic: دِبْلوماسِيّ (ar) (dibluumaasiyy) m. Armenian: դիվանագիտական (hy) (divanagitakan) Bulgarian: дипломатически (bg) Czech: diplomatický (cs) m. Dutch: diplomatiek (nl) Finnish: diplomaattinen (fi) French: diplomatique (fr) m. and f. German: diplomatisch (de)

Italian: diplomatico (it) Russian: дипломатический (ru) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: дипломатски (sh) (diplomatski) m. Latin: diplomatski (sh) m. Spanish: diplomático (es) Urdu: سفارتی  (ur) (sifāratī)

exhibiting diplomacy

Armenian: դիվանագիտական (hy) (divanagitakan) Bulgarian: дипломатичен (bg) Czech: diplomatický (cs) m. Esperanto: diplomata (eo) Finnish: diplomaattinen (fi), tahdikas (fi) French: diplomatique (fr) German: diplomatisch (de)

Italian: diplomatico (it) Russian: дипломатичный (ru) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: дипломатично (sh) (diplomatično) n. Latin: diplomatično (sh) n. Spanish: diplomático (es) Urdu: سفارتی (ur) (sifāratī)