ambasade

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word ambasade. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word ambasade, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say ambasade in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word ambasade you have here. The definition of the word ambasade will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofambasade, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: ambasadë

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch ambassade, from French ambassade, from Middle French ambassade, ambaxade, from Old Italian ambasciata, from Old Occitan ambaissada (“embassy”), derived from ambaissa (“message”), from Late Latin ambactia (“service rendered”) (attested also as ambascia, from Proto-Germanic *ambahtiją (“service”), *ambahtaz (“follower, servant”), from Gaulish ambaxtos (“dependant, vassal”, literally “one who is sent around”), from Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos (“servant”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi-h₂eǵ- (“drive around”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ambaˈsadə/
  • Hyphenation: am‧ba‧sa‧dé

Noun

ambasade or ambasadé

  1. embassy, the official residence of such an embassy, or of an ambassador.

Synonyms

Further reading

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia