ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Embassy

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈɛmbəsi/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Embassy is a noun meaning The function or duty of an ambassador.

Meaning

The function or duty of an ambassador.

More Meanings

  1. A temporary mission representing a sovereign state.
  2. The official residence of such a group, or of an ambassador.
  3. An organization or group of officials who permanently represent a sovereign state in a second sovereign state or with respect to an international organization such as the United Nations.
  4. (archaic) A written account as to an embassy.

Example Sentences

The American embassy to France is located in Paris.
By the various Relations, Embaſſies and Voyages of Siam that have been publiſht within theſe laſt Four Years […]
Then go we in to know his embassy; Which I could with a ready guess declare Before the Frenchman speak a word of it.
The Japanese embassy to the United States traveled to Washington, D.C., where it was received by James Buchanan, before continuing on to New York and then returning to Japan, making several stops on the way.

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Related dictionary entries include ambassade, ambassador, consular, diplomat, diplomatic, consulate.

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