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I have also been saddened, though hardly surprised, by the weakness of the EU's reaction to the criminal attack on the Danish embassy in Syria, which seems to have been permitted, if not actively encouraged, by the Syrian regime.
Timothy Garton Ash

Meaning of "embassy" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EMBASSY

From Old French ambassee, from Old Italian ambasciata, from Old Provençal ambaisada, ultimately of Germanic origin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EMBASSY

embassy  [ˈɛmbəsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EMBASSY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Embassy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EMBASSY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

embassy

Diplomatic mission

A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one state or an international inter-governmental organisation present in another state to represent the sending state/organisation officially in the receiving state. In practice, a diplomatic mission usually denotes the resident mission, namely the office of a country's diplomatic representatives in the capital city of another country. As well as being a diplomatic mission to the country in which it is situated, it may also be a non-resident permanent mission to one or more other countries. There are thus resident and non-resident embassies.

Definition of embassy in the English dictionary

The first definition of embassy in the dictionary is the residence or place of official business of an ambassador. Other definition of embassy is an ambassador and his entourage collectively. Embassy is also the position, business, or mission of an ambassador.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EMBASSY


abbacy
ˈæbəsɪ
accuracy
ˈækjʊrəsɪ
advocacy
ˈædvəkəsɪ
ambassy
ˈæmbəsɪ
celibacy
ˈsɛlɪbəsɪ
conspiracy
kənˈspɪrəsɪ
democracy
dɪˈmɒkrəsɪ
diplomacy
dɪˈpləʊməsɪ
ecstasy
ˈɛkstəsɪ
efficacy
ˈɛfɪkəsɪ
fantasy
ˈfæntəsɪ
intimacy
ˈɪntɪməsɪ
legacy
ˈlɛɡəsɪ
literacy
ˈlɪtərəsɪ
pharmacy
ˈfɑːməsɪ
piracy
ˈpaɪrəsɪ
privacy
ˈpraɪvəsɪ
reprobacy
ˈrɛprəbəsɪ
supremacy
sʊˈprɛməsɪ
Varanasi
vəˈrɑːnəsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EMBASSY

embarras de richesses
embarrass
embarrassable
embarrassed
embarrassedly
embarrassing
embarrassingly
embarrassment
embase
embasement
embassade
embassador
embassage
embassies
embathe
embattle
embattled
embattlement
embay
embayment

WORDS THAT END LIKE EMBASSY

ampassy
bassy
brassy
Christmassy
classy
gassy
glassy
grassy
Jassy
massy
morassy
Passy
sassy
Tassy
unclassy

Synonyms and antonyms of embassy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EMBASSY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «embassy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of embassy

Translation of «embassy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EMBASSY

Find out the translation of embassy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of embassy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «embassy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大使馆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

embajada
570 millions of speakers

English

embassy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दूतावास
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سِفَارَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

посольство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

embaixada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দূতাবাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ambassade
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kedutaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Botschaft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

大使館
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대사관
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kedutaan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đại sứ quán
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தூதரகத்திற்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दूतावास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

elçilik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ambasciata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ambasada
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

посольство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ambasadă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πρεσβεία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ambassade
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ambassad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ambassade
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of embassy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EMBASSY»

The term «embassy» is very widely used and occupies the 11.549 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EMBASSY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «embassy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «embassy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about embassy

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10 QUOTES WITH «EMBASSY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word embassy.
1
Timothy Garton Ash
I have also been saddened, though hardly surprised, by the weakness of the EU's reaction to the criminal attack on the Danish embassy in Syria, which seems to have been permitted, if not actively encouraged, by the Syrian regime.
2
Carlos Fuentes
Diplomacy in a sense is the opposite of writing. You have to disperse yourself so much: the lady who comes in crying because she's had a fight with the secretary; exports and imports; students in trouble; thumbtacks for the embassy.
3
Arlie Russell Hochschild
I was 13 when my parents moved to Israel, and I was put in a Scottish mission school. Ninety-nine percent of the children were Israeli... Suddenly, I found myself speaking the wrong language, dressed in the wrong clothes, picked up by the wrong mode of transportation - an embassy car instead of a bus.
4
Simon Hoggart
British diplomats who worked in Iran during the 1980 hostage crisis are deeply upset by Ben Affleck's Oscar-winning film 'Argo,' which suggests they refused shelter to the group who managed to get out of the U.S. embassy.
5
Steven Holl
The whole notion of an embassy is like 'The Other.' That's what makes Washington interesting.
6
Richard Lugar
Americans who may be going to the largest embassy we've ever had.
7
Julianne Moore
Travelling childhoods are a common theme among actors. Army kids, embassy kids, travelling salesmen, clergy. Thing is, you learn about behaviour, that different places are separated by behaviours which are culturally driven.
8
Hesham Qandil
I visited the compound of the American embassy and talked to the police and the people and encouraged them, and I told them to take the proper measure and apply the law against the people who are attacking them and attacking the buildings.
9
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
We did not treat the Americans badly. They left Iran in a relaxed mood. The embassy was active here after the revolution. We didn't have any problem with them. They started it.
10
Muqtada al Sadr
What if the invasion forces will not leave our lands? What if the U.S. forces and others stay in our beloved lands? What if their companies and embassy headquarters will continue to exist with the American flags hoisted on them? Will you be silent? Will you overlook this?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EMBASSY»

Discover the use of embassy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to embassy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Inside A U.S. Embassy
All-new third edition of the essential guide to the Foreign Service
Shawn Dorman, 2011
2
Behind Embassy Walls: The Life and Times of an American Diplomat
"Autobiography of American diplomat Brandon Grove's career in the U.S. Foreign Service through the Cold War, McCarthyism, and Somalia crisis.
Brandon Grove, 2005
3
Embassy
An Army Intelligence officer, beset by personal problems, learns that a group of Arab terrorists will attack the elite of Washington and London at a Fourth of July celebration
Leslie Waller, 1988
4
The Embassy House: The Explosive Eyewitness Account of the ...
Writing under a pseudonym for security purposes, a 12-year veteran of the British army offers a gripping first-hand account of the tragic siege on the US Embassy mission in Banghazi on September 11, 2012 that resulted in the deaths of an ...
Morgan Jones, Damien Lewis, 2013
5
Moscow Station: How the KGB Penetrated the American Embassy
A probing look at how Soviet agents managed to infiltrate the U.S. Embassy and steal top-secret codes reveals the alarming official neglect of American security from the ambassadorial level down
Ronald Kessler, 1989
6
Rescue at the Iranian Embassy: The Most Daring SAS Raid
Describes the raid of the Iranian embassy in London by British special forces after it had been taken over by Iranian Arab separatists, including the events leading up to the raid and its long-term impact on foreign relations.
Gregory Fremont-Barnes, 2011
7
Giordano Bruno and the Embassy Affair
Bossy speculates on the spy's identity in this work, making a contribution to the political and intellectual history of the wars of religion in Europe and to the domestic history of Elizabethan England.
John Bossy, 2002
8
The Turkish Embassy Letters
This Broadview edition includes a broad selection of related historical documents on Turkey, women in the Arab world, Islam, and "Oriental" tales written in Europe.
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Teresa Heffernan, Daniel O'Quinn, 2012
9
Cherishing Men from Afar: Qing Guest Ritual and the ...
In this book, James L. Hevia consults Chinese sources—many previously untranslated—for a broader sense of what Qing court officials understood; and considers these documents in light of a sophisticated anthropological understanding of ...
James Louis Hevia, 1995
10
British Diplomacy in Turkey: 1583 to the Present ; a Study ...
By means of an exhaustive historical account of the contribution of the British Embassy in Turkey to Britain s diplomatic relationship with that state, this book shows this to be false.
G. R. Berridge, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EMBASSY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term embassy is used in the context of the following news items.
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US auditors cite cost overruns, delays at embassy in Kabul
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal auditors say construction at the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan's capital has been delayed and is plagued by cost ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
2
Would President Jeb Bush keep Cuban embassy open? 'Probably not'
If former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush were to win the presidency next year, it is unlikely he would keep a U.S. embassy open in Cuba. "Probably not ... «Washington Examiner, Jul 15»
3
Nigerian Embassy in Saudi Arabia shun Buhari's family
The Nigerian Embassy in Saudi Arabia earlier in the week snubbed First Lady, Aisha Buhari and her five children in Mecca, Kingdom of Saudi ... «DailyPost Nigeria, Jul 15»
4
Turkish police break up pro-Uighur protest at Chinese Embassy
ANKARA, July 9 (Reuters) - Turkish police on Thursday used tear gas to disperse a group of about 100 protesters at the Chinese Embassy after ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
5
United States Dedicates New US Embassy in Cotonou, Benin
In an important symbol of enduring friendship with Benin, Under Secretary for Management Patrick F. Kennedy, U.S. Charge d'affaires Todd R. «US Department of State, Jul 15»
6
Dominican Republic embassy defends country's decision to deport …
The embassy of the Dominican Republic in Kingston is seeking to defend that country's decision to deport persons of Haitian descent from its ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»
7
US Embassy to hold consular outreach in Phuket
PHUKET: The Consular Section of the American Embassy in Bangkok will hold an Outreach Visit at Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort in Karon ... «Phuket Gazette, Jul 15»
8
Embassy & Grand Wayne honor legacy of Gil Haynes Jr.
The Grand Wayne Convention Center and the Embassy honored Gil Haynie Jr. by naming the crosswalk between the Embassy and the Grand ... «21Alive, Jul 15»
9
US embassy in Khartoum resumes processing of immigrant visa
July 8, 2015 (KHARTOUM) - The United States embassy in Khartoum has on Wednesday announced resumption of immigrant visa processing ... «Sudan Tribune, Jul 15»
10
Ex-Iranian Leader: US May Reopen Its Embassy If Talks Go Well
If the U.S. and Iran can agree on the terms of a nuclear deal, the American embassy — where 52 American diplomats and citizens were held ... «Newsmax, Jul 15»

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