EMBASSY


Meaning of EMBASSY in English

/ ˈembəsi; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies )

1.

a group of officials led by an ambassador who represent their government in a foreign country :

embassy officials

to inform the embassy of the situation

2.

the building in which an embassy works :

a demonstration outside the Russian Embassy

—compare consulate , high commission

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent. (originally also as ambassy denoting the position of ambassador): from Old French ambasse , based on Latin ambactus servant. Compare with ambassador .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.