Diplomacy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

negotiation between nations

subtly skillful handling of a situation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɔːɹneɪlz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪplˈəʊməsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪplˈəʊməsi/

4 syllables Say it as /dˈɔːɹneɪlz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

finesse delicacy statesmanship diplomatic negotiations discreetness statecraft

Word Forms

diplomatic	adjective	relating to or characteristic of diplomacy
diplomatist	noun	an official engaged in international negotiations
diplomatical	adjective	using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people
discreet	adjective	unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic
statesman	noun	a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Diplomatie

Verhandlungen zwischen Nationen

🇫🇷French

diplomatie

négociation entre les nations

🇪🇸Spanish

diplomacia

negociación entre naciones

🇮🇹Italian

diplomazia

negoziazione tra le nazioni

🇳🇱Dutch

diplomatie

onderhandelingen tussen naties

🇵🇹Portuguese

diplomacia

negociação entre nações

🇷🇺Russian

дипломатия

переговоры между странами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कूटनीति

राष्ट्रों के बीच बातचीत

🇧🇩Bengali

কূটনীতি

জাতিগুলির মধ্যে আলোচনা

🇮🇳Tamil

இராஜதந்திரம்

நாடுகளுக்கு இடையே பேச்சுவார்த்தை

🇮🇳Telugu

దౌత్యం

దేశాల మధ్య చర్చలు

🇮🇳Marathi

मुत्सद्देगिरी

राष्ट्रांमधील वाटाघाटी

🇮🇳Gujarati

મુત્સદ્દીગીરી

રાષ્ટ્રો વચ્ચે વાટાઘાટો

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಾಜತಾಂತ್ರಿಕತೆ

ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಗಳ ನಡುವಿನ ಮಾತುಕತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നയതന്ത്രം

രാജ്യങ്ങൾ തമ്മിലുള്ള ചർച്ച

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੂਟਨੀਤੀ

ਕੌਮਾਂ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਗੱਲਬਾਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

سفارت کاری

قوموں کے درمیان مذاکرات

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

外交

国家之间的谈判

🇯🇵Japanese

外交

国家間の交渉

🇰🇷Korean

외교

국가 간 협상

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngoại giao

đàm phán giữa các quốc gia

🇹🇭Thai

การทูต

การเจรจาระหว่างประเทศ

🇮🇩Indonesian

diplomasi

negosiasi antar negara

🇵🇭Filipino

diplomasya

negosasyon sa pagitan ng mga bansa

🇲🇾Malay

diplomasi

rundingan antara negara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الدبلوماسية

التفاوض بين الدول

🇮🇷Persian

دیپلماسی

مذاکره بین ملت ها

🇹🇷Turkish

diplomasi

uluslar arası müzakere

🇮🇱Hebrew

דִיפּלוֹמָטִיָה

משא ומתן בין מדינות

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