embassy
pronunciation
How to pronounce embassy in British English:
UK [ˈembəsi]
How to pronounce embassy in American English:
US [ˈembəsi]
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- Noun:
- a diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work
- an ambassador and his entourage collectively
Word Origin
- embassy
- embassy: [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 derived the Old French noun ambassade, which was borrowed into English in the 15th century but was gradually supplanted from the 16th century onwards by embassy, acquired from another Old French derivative ambassee.=> ambassador
- embassy (n.)
- 1570s, "position of an ambassador," from Middle French embassee "mission, charge, office of ambassador," Old French ambassee, from Italian ambasciata, from Old Provençal ambaisada "office of ambassador," from Gaulish *ambactos "dependant, vassal," literally "one going around," from PIE *amb(i)-ag-to, from *ambi- (see ambi-) + *ambi- "around" (see ambi-) + *ag- "to drive, move" (see act (n.)). Meaning "official residence and retinue of an ambassador" is from 1764. In earlier use were embassade (late 15c.), ambassade (early 15c.), from Old French variant ambassade.
Synonym
Example
- 1. The saudi embassy in washington had no immediate comment .
- 2. Cctv said the chinese embassy had taken emergency measures .
- 3. Britain already shares an embassy building with germany in iceland .
- 4. I tried the us embassy again .
- 5. I called the us embassy .