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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
embassy/ˈembəsi/

▶noun (pl. embassies)

1 the official residence or offices of an ambassador.

2 chiefly historical a deputation or mission sent by one state to another.

– origin C16: from OFr. ambasse, based on L. ambactus ‘servant’; cf. ambassador.

'embassy' also found in these Oxford entries:

chancellery - chancery - cultural attaché - diplomatic bag - embassage - extraterritorial - high commission - military attaché

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