ambassade

See also: Ambassade

English

Alternative forms

• embassade

Etymology

From French ambassade. See embassy.

Noun

ambassade (plural ambassades)

1. (obsolete) The mission of an ambassador.

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2. (obsolete) An embassy.
   • John Strype

     […] thereupon the queen's majesty, trusting that the king of Spain was of the same mind, she did send a solemn ambassade of her privy-counsellors, whereof one was an ancient earl of the realm, the other also an ancient baron of the same, and others of the council of her state […]

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “ambassade”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

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Danish

Etymology

From French ambassade, from Old French ambassade, from Old Italian ambasciata (“diplomatic mission”), from Old Occitan ambayssada, derivative of ambaissa (“service”); see ambassador.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːdə

Noun

ambassade c (singular definite ambassaden, plural indefinite ambassader)

1. embassy

Declension

Declension of ambassade

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ambassade	ambassaden	ambassader	ambassaderne
genitive	ambassades	ambassadens	ambassaders	ambassadernes

Derived terms

• ambassaderåd c
• ambassadør c

References

• “ambassade” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑm.bɑˈsaː.də/

• ambassade:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: am‧bas‧sa‧de
• Rhymes: -aːdə

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French ambassade, ultimately replacing ambassaat as the general term.

Noun

ambassade f (plural ambassades, diminutive ambassadetje n)

1. An embassy, diplomatic legation to permanently represent a foreign state at (the highest) embassador's level.
2. An ambassadorial mission.
3. An embassy building.

Related terms

• ambassadeur m
• ambassadepersoneel n
• ambassaderaad m
• ambassadoriaal m

Etymology 2

From ambassaat, influenced by the above and ambassadeur.

Noun

ambassade m (plural ambassaden, diminutive ambassaatje n)

1. (obsolete) an envoy, spokesman

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French

Etymology

From Middle French ambassade

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.ba.sad/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

ambassade f (plural ambassades)

1. an embassy, diplomatic representation in a foreign state, notably headed by an ambassador

Derived terms

• conseiller d’ambassade m

Related terms

• ambassadeur m

Further reading

• “ambassade”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Middle French

Etymology

First attested circa 1350 as ambaxade, circa 1420 as ambassade. From Old French ambassade, from Italian ambasciata (“diplomatic mission”).

Noun

ambassade f (plural ambassades)

1. embassy (temporary mission representing a sovereign state)

References

• ambassade on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

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Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French ambassade.

Noun

ambassade f (plural ambassades)

1. (Jersey) embassy

Related terms

• ambassadeu (“ambassador”)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin ambactus, via French ambassade.

Noun

ambassade m (definite singular ambassaden, indefinite plural ambassader, definite plural ambassadene)

1. an embassy

Related terms

• ambassadør

References

• “ambassade” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin ambactus, via French ambassade.

Noun

ambassade m (definite singular ambassaden, indefinite plural ambassadar, definite plural ambassadane)

1. an embassy

Related terms

• ambassadør

References

• “ambassade” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.