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embassy

em.bas.sy \'em-b*-se-\ n [MF ambassee, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG ambaht 
   service] often attrib  1a: the function or position of an ambassador  1b: a 
   mission abroad undertaken officially esp. by an ambassador  2: EMBASSAGE  
   3: a body of diplomatic representatives; specif : one headed by an  
   ambassador 4: the official residence and offices of an ambassador