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EMBASSY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("embassy" is a kind of...):
diplomatic building (government building in which diplomats live or work)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An ambassador and his entourage collectively
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("embassy" is a kind of...):
commission; delegacy; delegation; deputation; mission (a group of representatives or delegates)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "embassy"):
High Commission (an embassy of one British Commonwealth country to another)
