noun
embassy
EM-buh-see/ˈembəsi/
A country's official diplomatic mission in another country.
The embassy occupies a guarded building with diplomatic vehicles outside.
Etymology
French embassee named an ambassador’s mission or office. The meaning shifted from the diplomatic position to the ambassador’s official residence and retinue, connecting the role with its place and personnel.
In context
trouble they are stationed out of sight behind the u.s. embassy residence ready for action as reinforcements to the National Police if there is any attempt to raid the American Embassy
More examples
- Contact your country's embassy if you lose your passport abroad.
- Visitors line up outside the embassy before it opens.
- Several embassies issue travel warnings after the earthquake.
Forms
embassy · embassies
ambassador noun — A country's highest-ranking diplomatic representative in another country.