embassy

em·bas·sy  (mb-s)

n. pl. em·bas·sies

1. A building containing the offices of an ambassador and staff.

2. The position, function, or assignment of an ambassador.

3. A mission to a foreign government headed by an ambassador.

4. A staff of diplomatic representatives headed by an ambassador.

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[Variant of ambassy, office or function of an ambassador, from obsolete French ambassée, from Medieval Latin ambactita; see embassage.]

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embassy

Noun

pl -sies

1. the residence or place of business of an ambassador

2. an ambassador and his or her assistants and staff [Old Provençal ambaisada]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	embassy - a diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work diplomatic building - government building in which diplomats live or work
	2.	embassy - an ambassador and his entourage collectively delegation, deputation, delegacy, commission, mission - a group of representatives or delegates High Commission - an embassy of one British Commonwealth country to another

Translations

embassy [ˈɛmbəsɪ] n → embajada

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embassy [ˈɛmbəsɪ] n → ambassade f;

the French Embassy → l'ambassade de France

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embassy [ˈɛmbəsɪ] n → Botschaft f;

the Swiss Embassy → die Schweizer Botschaft

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embassy [ˈɛmbəsɪ] n → ambasciata;

the Italian Embassy → l'ambasciata d'Italia

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embassy

n embassy [ˈembəsi]

(the official residence of) an ambassador and his staff the American embassy in London. ambassade, gesantskapsgebou سَفارَه посолство velvyslanectví ambassade die Botschaft πρεσβεία embajada suursaatkond سفارتخانه suurlähetystö ambassade שַגרִירוּת राजदूतावास veleposlanstvo nagykövetség kedutaan sendiráð ambasciata 大使館 대사관 (전직원) ambasada vēstniecība kedutaan ambassade ambassade ambasada embaixada am­­­basadă посольство veľvyslanectvo (vele)poslaništvo ambasada ambassad สถานฑุต elçilik 大使館 посольство سفارت خانہ đại sứ quán 大使馆