embassy

[US]/ˈembəsi/
[UK]/ˈembəsi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.embassy;personnel of an embassy

Phrases & Collocations

foreign embassy

embassy staff

Example Sentences

the Chilean embassy in Moscow.

The embassy were sent to the country.

Embassy of the Federative Republic of Brazil?

Only one telephone line in the embassy was secure.

police guarding the entrance to the embassy;

foreign embassies have extraterritorial rights.

a U.S. diplomat assigned to the embassy in London

an electronic surveillance camera that saw the activity in the embassy yard.

an embassy that was compromised by hidden listening devices.

He's a U.S. diplomat assigned to the embassy in London.

he has been given sanctuary in the US Embassy in Beijing.

I was invited to a party at the embassy simply by virtue of being British.

After two years in Paris he was posted to the embassy in Beijing.

Embassy employees were eventually granted a 20 percent hardship allowance for their service in an unhealthful post.

Real-world Examples

The grand hotel was formerly an embassy.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

Maybe you could try the British embassy?

Source: English little tyrant

Mmm. . . Why don't we call the embassy?

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Practice Tests 7

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