em‧bas‧sy /ˈembəsi/
noun (
plural embassies)
[countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Old French;
Origin: ambassé]
a group of officials who represent their government in a foreign country, or the building they work in ⇒
ambassador:
the American Embassy in Paris [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲