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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024em•bas•sy /ˈɛmbəsi/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -sies. - Governmentthe official headquarters of an ambassador.
- Governmenta mission or group of officials and workers who are headed by an ambassador.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024em•bas•sy (em′bə sē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -sies. - Governmenta body of persons entrusted with a mission to a sovereign or government, esp. an ambassador and his or her staff.
- Governmentthe official headquarters of an ambassador.
- Governmentthe function or office of an ambassador.
- Governmenta mission headed by an ambassador.
- Gaulish, equivalent. to amb- around, ambi- + -act- verbal adjective, adjectival of *ag- drive, lead; compare act, Welsh amaeth husbandman); compare ambassador
- Medieval Latin ambasciāre, derivative of ambascia service, office, derivative, by a Gmc intermediary (compare Gothic andbahti, Old High German ambahti) of Gallo-Latin ambactus retainer, servant (
- Middle French ambassee, Old French ambasce, ambaxee Old Provencal ambaissada, derivative of embayssar to send a delegate
- variant of ambassy 1570–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: embassy /ˈɛmbəsɪ/ n ( pl -sies)- the residence or place of official business of an ambassador
- an ambassador and his entourage collectively
- the position, business, or mission of an ambassador
- any important or official mission, duty, etc, esp one undertaken by an agent
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French ambassee, from Old Italian ambasciata, from Old Provençal ambaisada, ultimately of Germanic origin; see ambassador |