embassy
11embassy — n. 1) a foreign embassy 2) at, in an embassy (she works at/in the embassy) * * * [ embəsɪ] in an embassy (she works at/in the embassy) a foreignembassy at …
12Embassy — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Embassy peut référer à : Embassy, un journal hebdomadaire canadien Embassy, un film fait pour la télévision américaine Embassy, un groupe de rock… …
13embassy — [[t]e̱mbəsi[/t]] ♦♦♦ embassies N COUNT: oft the adj N An embassy is a group of government officials, headed by an ambassador, who represent their government in a foreign country. The building in which they work is also called an embassy. The… …
14embassy — UK [ˈembəsɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms embassy : singular embassy plural embassies 1) a group of officials who represent their government in a foreign country. The most important official in an embassy is called an ambassador The British… …
15embassy — em|bas|sy [ embəsi ] noun count 1. ) a group of officials who represent their government in a foreign country. The most important official in an embassy is called an ambassador: The British embassy declined to comment. 2. ) the building where… …
16embassy — [16] Ultimately, embassy comes from the same source as ambassador, the Vulgar Latin verb *ambactiāre ‘go on a mission’ (a derivative, via a rather circuitous route, of Latin ambactus ‘vassal’, which was of Celtic origin). From the verb was… …
17embassy — noun 1) the Italian embassy Syn: consulate, legation 2) historical the king sent an embassy to the rebels Syn: envoy, representative, delegate, emissary; delegation, deputation, legation, mission …
18embassy — [16] Ultimately, embassy comes from the same source as ambassador, the Vulgar Latin verb *ambactiāre ‘go on a mission’ (a derivative, via a rather circuitous route, of Latin ambactus ‘vassal’, which was of Celtic origin). From the verb was… …
19embassy — noun /ˈɛmbəsi/ a) The function or duty of an ambassador. The American embassy to France is located in Paris. b) An organization or group of officials who permanently represent a sovereign state in a second sovereign state or with respect to an… …
20embassy — em|bas|sy [ˈembəsi] n plural embassies [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: ambassé] a group of officials who represent their government in a foreign country, or the building they work in ▪ the American Embassy in Paris …
