embassy

Everyday

1. An embassy is the official building in a foreign country where an ambassador and their staff work to represent their own country. tree →
2. An embassy is also the group of people who work there. tree →
3. An embassy can also mean an important journey or mission on which a person is sent to speak for their country or ruler. tree →

In the lessons

In geography and politics lessons: countries keep embassies in each other's capitals; in everyday life, people go to embassies for visas and help abroad; phrases: the British Embassy, the American Embassy.

Examples

• The Ukrainian Embassy is in London. tree →
• My aunt got her visa at the embassy. tree →
• If you lose your passport abroad, go to your embassy. tree →
• Guards stood outside the embassy gates. tree →
• The ambassador works in the embassy. tree →
• I am travelling on a secret embassy, but you must not ask me any questions, for I cannot betray my secret." tree →

Note

Plural: embassies (y → ies). An ambassador leads an embassy. A smaller office in other cities is a «consulate».