embassy
Americannoun
plural
embassies-
a body of people entrusted with a mission to a sovereign or government, especially an ambassador and their staff.
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the official headquarters of an ambassador.
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the function or office of an ambassador.
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a mission headed by an ambassador.
noun
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the residence or place of official business of an ambassador
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an ambassador and his entourage collectively
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the position, business, or mission of an ambassador
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any important or official mission, duty, etc, esp one undertaken by an agent
Etymology
Origin of embassy
First recorded in 1570–80; variant of ambassy, from Middle French ambassee, Old French ambasce, ambaxee, ultimately from Old Provençal ambaissada, derivative of embayssar “to send a delegate,” from Medieval Latin ambasciāre, derivative of ambascia “service, office,” derivative, by a Germanic intermediary (compare Gothic andbahti, Old High German ambahti ) of Gallo-Latin ambactus “retainer, servant” (from Gaulish, equivalent to amb- “around, both” + -act- verbal adjective of unattested ag- “drive, lead”; compare Welsh amaeth “husbandman”); ambi-, amphi- ( def. ), act, ambassador
Example Sentences
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The Chinese embassy in Mali has not responded to the BBC's request for comment.
From BBC
On Sunday, the U.A.E. closed its embassy in Tehran and withdrew its diplomats from Iran.
In the meantime, hundreds attempted to storm the Green Zone, where the U.S. embassy is located, before being pushed back by police forces.
From Los Angeles Times
On Sunday, the French embassy in the UAE reiterated to its nationals in the country that it was not possible to leave because Emirati airspace remained closed until further notice.
From Barron's
Thousands gathered in the streets of the capital Islamabad, many holding photos of late Iranian leader Ali Khamenei, with AFP witnessing police deploy tear gas to disperse crowds near the US embassy.
From Barron's
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