embassy — ozdic

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1

(noun.)

ADJ

foreign | British, Chinese, etc.

VERB + EMBASSY

open, set up

close

The government decided to close its embassy in the capital city due to security concerns.

EMBASSY + NOUN

building, grounds | official, spokesman/spokeswoman, staff

PREP

at a/the ~

The ambassador held an important meeting at the embassy yesterday afternoon.

in a/the ~

The ambassador worked at the U.S. embassy in Tokyo for five years.

outside a/the ~

Hundreds of people gathered outside the embassy to demand their government take action.

Definitions

noun

1

The function or duty of an ambassador.

The King told me, […] That I ſhould have the Character of Ambaſſador Extraordinary, and the ſame Allovvance I ſhou'd have had in Spain: Upon this Offer I made no Demurr, but immediately accepted it, and ſo my Ambaſſy vvas declar'd in May 1674.

2

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.

The American embassy to France is located in Paris.

3

A temporary mission representing a sovereign state.

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.

Then go we in to know his embassy; Which I could with a ready guess declare Before the Frenchman speak a word of it.

4

The official residence of such a group, or of an ambassador.

5

A written account as to an embassy.

By the various Relations, Embaſſies and Voyages of Siam that have been publiſht within theſe laſt Four Years […]

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The King told me, […] That I ſhould have the Character of Ambaſſador Extraordinary, and the ſame Allovvance I ſhou'd have had in Spain: Upon this Offer I made no Demurr, but immediately accepted it, a

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The American embassy to France is located in Paris.

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03

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 t

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04

My sister works at the United States Embassy in London.

Tatoeba · #245578

05

The embassy denied political asylum to foreign refugees.

Tatoeba · #275706

06

The embassy is located next to the Supreme Court.

Tatoeba · #275707

Usage Notes

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