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bilat

US/baɪˈlæt/

bilat noun: a bilateral meeting.

Noun

bilat (plural bilats)

  1. (informal) A bilateral meeting.
    • The bilats will often be no more than a few minutes, long enough to say hello and snap some photos[…]2004, Harvey J. Langholtz, Chris E. Stout, The psychology of diplomacy, page 12
    • The club is “a place to see and be seen,” as its Web site says — that is, unless you are a visiting president who after a day and a half of blinis, beluga and bilats (the diplo term for “bilateral meetings”) just wants to hang out with the clan.2009 July 8, Peter Baker, “Family Night for Obamas Miffs Some in Moscow”, in New York Times

Forms of bilat

pluralbilats

Origin of bilat

Shortening of bilateral.

Questions about bilat

What does bilat mean?
Bilat means a bilateral meeting.
What part of speech is bilat?
Bilat is a noun.
How do you pronounce bilat?
Bilat is pronounced /baɪˈlæt/ (US).
What is the plural of bilat?
The plural of bilat is bilats.

Words near bilat in the dictionary

  1. bilary
  2. Bilaspore
  3. Bilaspur
  4. Bilaspur District
  5. bilastine
  6. bilat
  7. bilatarian
  8. bilateral
  9. bilateral descent
  10. bilateral descents
  11. bilateral gill trama

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