Associations to the word «Embassy»

Wiktionary

EMBASSY, noun. The function or duty of an ambassador.
EMBASSY, noun. 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.
EMBASSY, noun. A temporary mission representing a sovereign state.
EMBASSY, noun. The official residence of such a group, or of an ambassador.

Dictionary definition

EMBASSY, noun. A diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work.
EMBASSY, noun. An ambassador and his entourage collectively.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats