ambassade
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
ambassadefrom Italian ambasciata, from Old Occitan ambayssada ('mission, obligation') (Occitan ambaissada), from ambaissa 'service, duty', from Gothic andbahti 'captive' or from Old High German ambahti 'hostage', from Gaulish ambacto 'serf, client' (formed from amb-, meaning 'around' as in Latin; and the Indo-European verbal root ag- 'to push, lead', see agere), the latter gave the Latin ambactus 'domestic servant' and, via Gothic ambaht, the German amt; cf. Old Irish amos, amsach 'mercenary, servant', Welsh amaeth 'tenant farmer, herdsman' and Irish aigim 'I lead', Welsh, Cornish, Breton a 'he goes'.
Definitions
Plural
ambassades
Translations
german:Botschaft
english:embassy
arabic:سفارة'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23cn-a'%20width='30'%20height='20'%20transform='matrix(-12.33562%20-20.5871%2020.58684%20-12.33577%20240.3%2048)'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23cn-a'%20width='30'%20height='20'%20transform='matrix(-3.38573%20-23.75998%2023.75968%20-3.38578%20288%2095.8)'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23cn-a'%20width='30'%20height='20'%20transform='matrix(6.5991%20-23.0749%2023.0746%206.59919%20288%20168)'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23cn-a'%20width='30'%20height='20'%20transform='matrix(14.9991%20-18.73557%2018.73533%2014.99929%20240%20216)'/%3e%3c/svg%3e)
chinese:大使館'%20transform='translate(89.8%20.4)scale(.9375)'%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23fff'%20d='M-95.8-.4H587v512H-95.8Z'/%3e%3cg%20transform='rotate(-56.3%20361.6%20-101.3)scale(10.66667)'%3e%3cg%20id='kr-c'%3e%3cpath%20id='kr-b'%20fill='%23000001'%20d='M-6-26H6v2H-6Zm0%203H6v2H-6Zm0%203H6v2H-6Z'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23kr-b'%20width='100%25'%20height='100%25'%20y='44'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cpath%20stroke='%23fff'%20d='M0%2017v10'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23cd2e3a'%20d='M0-12a12%2012%200%200%201%200%2024Z'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%230047a0'%20d='M0-12a12%2012%200%200%200%200%2024A6%206%200%200%200%200%200Z'/%3e%3ccircle%20cy='-6'%20r='6'%20fill='%23cd2e3a'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cg%20transform='rotate(-123.7%20191.2%2062.2)scale(10.66667)'%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23kr-c'%20width='100%25'%20height='100%25'/%3e%3cpath%20stroke='%23fff'%20d='M0-23.5v3M0%2017v3.5m0%203v3'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e)
korean:대사관
danish:ambassade
spanish:embajada
finnish:suurlähetystö
greek:πρεσβεία'%20transform='translate(82.1)scale(.94)'%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23fff'%20d='M619.4%20512H-112V0h731.4z'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%230038b8'%20d='M619.4%20115.2H-112V48h731.4zm0%20350.5H-112v-67.2h731.4zm-483-275%20110.1%20191.6L359%20191.6z'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23fff'%20d='m225.8%20317.8%2020.9%2035.5%2021.4-35.3z'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%230038b8'%20d='M136%20320.6%20246.2%20129l112.4%20190.8z'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23fff'%20d='m225.8%20191.6%2020.9-35.5%2021.4%2035.4zM182%20271.1l-21.7%2036%2041-.1-19.3-36zm-21.3-66.5%2041.2.3-19.8%2036.3zm151.2%2067%2020.9%2035.5-41.7-.5zm20.5-67-41.2.3%2019.8%2036.3zm-114.3%200L189.7%20256l28.8%2050.3%2052.8%201.2%2032-51.5-29.6-52z'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e)
hebrew:שגרירות'%3e%3ccircle%20r='20'%20fill='%23008'/%3e%3ccircle%20r='17.5'%20fill='%23fff'/%3e%3ccircle%20r='3.5'%20fill='%23008'/%3e%3cg%20id='in-d'%3e%3cg%20id='in-c'%3e%3cg%20id='in-b'%3e%3cg%20id='in-a'%20fill='%23008'%3e%3ccircle%20r='.9'%20transform='rotate(7.5%20-8.8%20133.5)'/%3e%3cpath%20d='M0%2017.5.6%207%200%202l-.6%205z'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23in-a'%20width='100%25'%20height='100%25'%20transform='rotate(15)'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23in-b'%20width='100%25'%20height='100%25'%20transform='rotate(30)'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23in-c'%20width='100%25'%20height='100%25'%20transform='rotate(60)'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23in-d'%20width='100%25'%20height='100%25'%20transform='rotate(120)'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23in-d'%20width='100%25'%20height='100%25'%20transform='rotate(-120)'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e)
hindi:दूतावास
italian:ambasciata'%20transform='translate(88%20-32)'%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23fff'%20d='M-128%2032h720v480h-720z'/%3e%3ccircle%20cx='523.1'%20cy='344.1'%20r='194.9'%20fill='%23bc002d'%20transform='translate(-168.4%208.6)scale(.76554)'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e)
japanese:大使館
dutch:ambassade
polish:ambasada
portuguese:embaixada
russian:посольство
swedish:ambassad
thai:สถานทูต
turkish:sefarethane
ukrainian:посольство
See also
ambassadeur (cn.) ambassadorial (adj.)