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单词 embassies
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embassies in British English

plural noun
embassy
 

embassy in British English

(ˈɛmbəsɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -sies
1. 
the residence or place of official business of an ambassador
2. 
an ambassador and his or her entourage collectively
3. 
the position, business, or mission of an ambassador
4. 
any important or official mission, duty, etc, esp one undertaken by an agent
Word origin
C16: from Old French ambassee, from Old Italian ambasciata, from Old Provençal ambaisada, ultimately of Germanic origin; see ambassador

Examples of 'embassies' in a sentence
embassies

The foreign office budget has been halved since 2010, with embassies closed or downsized.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
But six embassy staff escaped and found refuge in other embassies.
The Sun (2013)
Last year we had 124 embassies abroad compared with 24 in 1990.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They'd have to have their own embassies around the world.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The embassies are simply wrong to claim that the congestion charge is a tax.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Workers for foreign embassies regularly use their immunity from prosecution to park illegally.
The Sun (2011)
British embassies around the world will hold receptions.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Past defectors have been forced to stay in embassies for years amid diplomatic deadlock.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
At first this especially alarmed western embassies, which dealt regularly with these activists.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
Embassies will now be set up in the countries.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
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