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embassy

 
 
/ˈembəsi/ noun [C]

Definition

the official group of people who live in a foreign country and represent their government there, or the building where they work: When I lost my passport, I had to contact the British Embassy.
(Definition of embassy noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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