| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | em·bas·sy |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   m b -s |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. em·bas·sies
1. A building containing the offices of an ambassador and staff. 2. The position, function, or assignment of an ambassador. 3. A mission to a foreign government headed by an ambassador. 4. A staff of diplomatic representatives headed by an ambassador. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Variant of ambassy, office or function of an ambassador, from obsolete French ambassée, from Medieval Latin ambacti ta. See embassage.
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