Embassy

Definition: Embassy

Embassy

Noun

1. A diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work.

Date "embassy" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1200. (references)

Etymology: Embassy \Em"bas*sy\, noun; plural Embassies. [Old French ambass['e]e, embasc['e]e, Late Latin ambasciata, from ambasciare for ambactiare to go on a mission, from Latin ambactus vassal, dependent, of Celtic or German origin; compare to Welsh amaeth husbandman, Gothic andbahts servant, German am. (references)

Specialty Definition: Embassy

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

simple:Embassy
A foreign embassy is the official diplomatic office of one country in the capital of another country. It is the official office of the ambassador of the home country, serves as the primary channel of communication between the two governments, negotiaties treaties between the home country and the host country, and promotes economic and cultural exchange between home country and host country.
Many Commonwealth countries, by virtue of tradition and the technicality of sharing a common head of state, do not exchange embassies and ambassadors but high commissions and high commissioners, which are identical in all but name.
See also: Consulate general
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Embassy."

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Commission	Noun: commission, delegation; consignment, assignment; procuration; deputation, legation, mission, embassy; agency, agentship; power of attorney; clerkship; surrogacy.
Consignee	Diplomatist, diplomat(e), corps diplomatique, embassy; ambassador, embassador; representative, resident, consul, legate, nuncio, internuncio, charge d'affaires, attache.
News	Word, advice, aviso, message; dispatch, despatch; telegram, cable, marconigram, wire, communication, errand, embassy.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	I broke into the Italian embassy. (Dark Angel; writing credit: Ben Aaronovitch; Mark Ezra) At the end of six months you will be taken to an embassy ball in a carriage, beautifully dressed (My Fair Lady; writing credit: George Bernard Shaw; Alan Jay Lerner) Nick, I've tried everything: the embassy, the German government, the consulate (Top Secret!; writing credit: Jim Abrahams; David Zucker)
Movie/TV Titles	Embassy (1972) Segar Ellis and His Embassy Club Orchestra (1929) The Night of the Embassy Ball (1915) Prince Henry (of Prussia) Arriving in Washington and Visiting the German Embassy (1902) The American Embassy (2002)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Diplomatic Dance: The New Embassy Life in America (reference) Embassy Houses in Washington D.C. (reference) England and the North: The Russian Embassy of 1613-1614 (Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society, Vol 210) (reference) Giordano Bruno and the Embassy Affair (reference) Iwakura Embassy 1871-1873: A True Account of the Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary's Journey of Observation Through the United States of ame (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	A word From Jerusalem : Newsletter International Christain Embassy Jerusalem (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Thanatos: Embassy to Gaius (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	The Polyester Embassy (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	[Dr. Fredrickson at an Embassy of Morroco reception]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.		On the balcony of the U.S. Embassy, Manila, while serving as U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines in 1952-55. Several Japanese ships, sunk in Manila Bay during World War II, are visible in the background. Credit: NAVY.
	Captain John W. Murphy, ship's Commanding Officer, talks with King Ibn Saud, of Saudi Arabia, during a Royal visit on board, probably near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, circa 1947. Interpreter Mohamed Effendi is between them. Some of the King's bodyguards are also present. At right are Ralph B. Curren (Civil Air Attache to the U.S. Embassy at Cairo, Egypt) and Waldo Bailey (U.S. Consul at Dhahran). Credit: NAVY.		Wrecked car of Capt. J. Rigal, French naval attache, French Embassy. Credit: Library of Congress.
	U.S. embassy business as usual / Oliphant. Credit: Library of Congress.		Interior view of Austrian Embassy, Washington, D.C. Credit: Library of Congress.
	British Embassy, Washington, D.C. Ballroom. Credit: Library of Congress.		French Embassy, Washington, D.C. Cook in kitchen. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Embassies and legations. British Embassy, portico from garden. Credit: Library of Congress.		Old Russian legation in Georgetown. Exterior of Russian Embassy. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.


"Elevator in the UK embassy" by Jorge Arturo Restrepo Sánchez Commentary: "A simple photo in the interior of the elevator in the UK embassy in Bogota."	"Mexico" by Michelle Kwajafa Commentary: "Mexican embassy sign in washington dc."
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	To one of his relatives, Monsignore of the Papal Embassy at Paris, who bore the same name as his own, Della Genga
Grapes of Wrath	Steinbeck, John	They could hear him talking softly in the other end of the car, explaining the result of his embassy.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		CDC recommends obtaining written waivers from consular or embassy officials before departure. (references)
		Typically, a physician's letter stating the reason for withholding the vaccination and written on letterhead stationery is required by the embassy or consulate. (references)
Business		Embassy, and Jiangxi officials to resolve the dispute. (references)
		A Commercial Officer from the U.S. Embassy sits on the volunteer executive board. (references)
		The USA Pavilion is organized by the U.S. Commercial Service, U.S. Embassy Guatemala. (references)
Civil Liberties	Iran	In 1986 the Iranian Embassy in London was reported to have published and distributed the Protocols in English. (references)
	Liberia	On June 17, a local embassy employee was shot and injured at a checkpoint; he received medical treatment abroad. (references)
	Kenya	Muslim leaders claim that since the August 1998 bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, government discrimination against their community has worsened. (references)
Economic History	Guinea-Bissau	There is no U.S. embassy in Bissau. (references)
	Botswana	DAO and ODC are located at the embassy. (references)
	Vanuatu	Vanuatu does not have an embassy in Washington. (references)
Human Rights	Brunei	The Government has a human rights dialog with a foreign embassy. (references)
	Cuba	Unlike in the previous year, there were no organized marches past the Czech Embassy in Havana. (references)
	Cote d'Ivoire	The gendarmes searched his house and office for arms; he was released the same night after the French Embassy intervened. (references)
Indigenous People	Australia	The Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra, an informal NGO of Aboriginals that has set up a small structure on public land opposite the Old Parliament building, seeks to publicize aboriginal grievances. (references)
Minorities	Argentina	The investigation into the 1992 bombing of the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires has come to a virtual standstill. (references)
Political Economy	Eq. Guinea	Equatorial Guinea maintains an Embassy in Washington. (references)
Trade	Qatar	A Qatar Embassy or consulate in the country of origin must legalize all shipping documents. (references)
	Eq. Guinea	Embassy has no information available on special import/export requirements and certifications. (references)
	Turkey	The certificate of origin must be certified by the Turkish Embassy or Consulate in the United States. (references)
Travel	West Bank	Note: U.S. Embassy remains open. (references)
	Nepal	See Appendix E for U.S. Embassy contact information. (references)
	Ghana	All U.S. Embassy homes are equipped with stand-by generators. (references)
Women	Yemen	The Women's Forum on Research and Training, with assistance from a foreign embassy, conducted a workshop on domestic violence for security and NGO officials in September. (references)
Worker Rights	United Arab Emirates	The family reportedly approached the Pakistani Embassy, which facilitated their repatriation. (references)
	Guinea	The authorities released 33 young girls, who were destined for Europe, to the Nigerian Embassy. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Pervez Musharraf	Well, we do have diplomatic relations with Afghanistan, and there's the Afghan embassy there, representative of the Taliban. So, to that extent, we have diplomatic relations and contact with them.
Ronald Reagan	We have strong circumstantial evidence that the attack on the Marines was directed by terrorists who used the same method to destroy our embassy in Beirut. Those who directed this atrocity must be dealt justice, and they will be.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
George W. Bush	2001-2005	The American flag flies again over our embassy in Kabul.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	91.8%	861	8,214
Noun (proper)	8.2%	77	37,929
Total	100.00%	938	N/A

Expressions using "embassy": embassy staff member ♦ secretary of embassy. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "embassy": embassy-level.
	Ending with "embassy": counter-embassy.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language		Translations for "embassy"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaans		ambassade (embassy building). (various references)

Albanian		ambasadë. (various references)

Arabic		‏مقر السفير, ‏هيئة من الممثلين الديبلوماسين, ‏سفارة. (various references)

Asturian		embaxada. (various references)

Bulgarian		мисия (mission), посолство (mission), посланичество (delegation). (various references)

Cebuano		embahada. (various references)

Chinese		使馆 (Embassies), 大使館 . (various references)

Czech		velvyslanectví. (various references)

Danish		ambassade (embassy building). (various references)

Dutch		ambassade (embassy building). (various references)

Esperanto		ambasadorejo (embassy building), ambasado, ambasadejo. (various references)

Faeroese		sendiharrastova. (various references)

Farsi		سفارت کبری , سفارت خانه , ایلچی گری (Legation). (various references)

Finnish		lähetystö (delegation, deputation, legation). (various references)

French		ambassade (embassy building). (various references)

Frisian		ambassade. (various references)

German		botschaft (communication, embassy building, message, news, tidings). (various references)

Greek		πρεσβεία (legation, seniority). (various references)

Hebrew		שגרירות (ambassadorship, legation). (various references)

Hungarian		nagykövetség (ambassadress). (various references)

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	legatio, legatione, legationem, legationis. (various references)
Old Proven�al	900-1500	ambaisada. (various references)
Middle French	1400-1600	embassee. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Luke Chapter 14, Verse 32
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Ei de mhge eti autou porrw ontoV presbeian aposteilaV erwta ta proV eirhnhn
Latin	405	Vulgate	Alioquin adhuc illo longe agente legationem mittens rogat ea quae pacis sunt
Old English	990	West Saxon	And gif he þonne wið hine gefeohtan ne mæg. he sent æryndracan and bitt sibbe;
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Ellis yit while he is afer, he sendynge a messanger, preieth tho thingis that ben of pees.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Or els whyll ye other is yet a greate waye of he will sende embasseatours and desyre peace.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an embassy, and desireth conditions of peace.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Or while the other is still a great distance away, he sends representatives requesting conditions of peace.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
embassy suite	8,230	mexican embassy	180
embassy	1,730	italian embassy	172
us embassy	1,117	u.s embassy	152
embassy suite hotel	935	embassy suite lake tahoe	152
canadian embassy	712	embassy suite maui	147
british embassy	657	embassy suite chicago	146
american embassy	486	embassy suite new york	143
australian embassy	380	china embassy	139
russian embassy	320	embassy of japan	120
united state embassy	276	embassy suit	119
french embassy	271	mexico embassy	114
embassy vacation resort	258	uk embassy	114
pakistan embassy	240	us embassy manila	114
chinese embassy	236	embassy hotel	108
indian embassy	225	brazilian embassy	108
philippine embassy	220	spanish embassy	106
embassy of canada	218	japanese embassy	105
usa embassy	218	korean embassy	104
german embassy	211	embassy of france	102
embassy suite orlando	185	new zealand embassy	98
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings
	"Embassy" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Ambasz, emass, embarssy, Embase, embassay, embassey, embassys, embasy, embasys, embasyss, embessy, embesy, embrassy, emmbasy. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "embassy" (pronounced e"mbusē)
4	-b u s ē	celibacy.
3	-u s ē	accuracy, adequacy, advocacy, Argosy, aristocracy, autocracy, bureaucracy, candidacy, confederacy, conspiracy, courtesy, degeneracy, delicacy, democracy, diplomacy, jealousy, legacy, ecstasy, fallacy, fantasy, Geodesy, heresy, hypocrisy, idiocy, illegitimacy, illiteracy, immediacy, inaccuracy, inadequacy, intimacy, intricacy, legitimacy, leprosy, literacy, lunacy, meritocracy, obstinacy, Odyssey, papacy, pharmacy, piracy, pleurisy, policy, primacy, privacy, prophecy, secrecy, supremacy, surrogacy, theocracy.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-e-m-s-s-y"
	-1 letter: abysms, embays, maybes, myases.
	-2 letters: abyes, abysm, abyss, bases, bassy, beams, beamy, bemas, embay, essay, mabes, masse, massy, maybe, mesas, messy, sabes, seams, seamy.
	-3 letters: abye, abys, ayes, bams, base, bass, bays, beam, bema, beys, byes, easy, eyas, mabe, maes, mass, mays, mesa, mess, sabe, sabs, same, says, seam, seas, yams, yeas.
	-4 letters: abs.
	Words containing the letters "a-b-e-m-s-s-y"
	+1 letter: assembly.
	+2 letters: maybushes.
	+3 letters: reassembly.
	+4 letters: assemblyman, assemblymen, blamelessly, disassembly, myeloblasts, subassembly.
	+5 letters: abstemiously.
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Embassy

Definition: Embassy

Embassy

Noun

Specialty Definition: Embassy

Synonyms within Context: Embassy

Commission

Consignee

News

Crosswords: Embassy

Modern Usage: Embassy

Screenplays

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Commercial Usage: Embassy

Books

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Theater & Movies

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Use in Literature: Embassy

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Non-Fiction Usage: Embassy

Spoken Usage: Embassy

Pervez Musharraf

Ronald Reagan

Speeches: Embassy

George W. Bush

Usage Frequency: Embassy

Expression: Embassy

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Embassy

Modern Translation: Embassy

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