ambassadrice

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French ambassadrice.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑm.bɑ.saːˈdri.sə/
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  • Hyphenation: am‧bas‧sa‧dri‧ce
  • Rhymes: -isə

Noun[edit]

ambassadrice f (plural ambassadrices, diminutive ambassadricetje n)

  1. An ambassadress, female ambassador

Related terms[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Feminine counterpart to ambassadeur, with feminine -rice in place of masculine -eur.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ambassadrice f (plural ambassadrices)

  1. ambassadress, female ambassador
  2. (dated) wife of an ambassador ("Madame l'Ambassadrice")

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