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em·bas·sy

(ĕm′bə-sē)

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.

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

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embassy

(ˈɛmbəsɪ)

n, pl -sies

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the residence or place of official business of an ambassador

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an ambassador and his entourage collectively

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the position, business, or mission of an ambassador

4. any important or official mission, duty, etc, esp one undertaken by an agent

[C16: from Old French ambassee, from Old Italian ambasciata, from Old Provençal ambaisada, ultimately of Germanic origin; see ambassador]

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em•bas•sy

(ˈɛm bə si)

n., pl. -sies.

1. the official headquarters of an ambassador.

2. the function or office of an ambassador.

3. a mission headed by an ambassador.

4. a body of persons sent on a diplomatic mission.

[1570–80; variant of ambassy < Middle French ambassee « Old Provençal ambaissada, ultimately derivative, via Germanic of Gallo-Latin ambactus retainer, servant]

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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

embassy

noun consulate, ministry, delegation, legation The American Embassy has already made a formal complaint.

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Translations

سِفَارَةسَفارَه

velvyslanectvíambasáda

ambassade

ambasadorejo

suurlähetystö

veleposlanstvoambasada

nagykövetség

sendiráî

ambasciata messaggio ambasceria

大使館

대사관

legatio

ambasada

vēstniecība

veľvyslanectvo

veleposlaništvo

ambassad

สถานทูต

elçiliksefarethane

đại sứ quán

大使馆

embassy

[ˈembəsɪ] N → embajada f
the British Embassy in Rome → la embajada británica en Roma
the Spanish Embassy → la embajada de España

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

embassy

[ˈɛmbəsi]

n → ambassade f
the French Embassy → l'ambassade de France
the British Embassy → l'ambassade de Grande-Bretagne

modif [building, compound, employee, official, staff] → de l'ambassade

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embassy

n → Botschaft f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

embassy

[ˈɛmbəsɪ] n → ambasciata
the Italian Embassy → l'ambasciata italiana

embassy

(ˈembəsi) noun – plural ˈembassies –

(the official residence of) an ambassador and his staff. the American embassy in London.

embassy

→ سِفَارَة velvyslanectví ambassade Botschaft πρεσβεία embajada suurlähetystö ambassade veleposlanstvo ambasciata 大使館 대사관 ambassade ambassade ambasada embaixada посольство ambassad สถานทูต elçilik đại sứ quán 大使馆

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