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Definition: EMBASSIES

Part of Speech Definition
Noun Plural 1. Plural inflection of the noun embassy.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Noun Base
(embassy)		 1. A diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work.[Wordnet].
2. An ambassador and his entourage collectively.[Wordnet].
3. The public function of an ambassador; the charge or business intrusted to an ambassador or to envoys; a public message to; foreign court concerning state affairs; hence, any solemn message.[Websters].
4. The person or persons sent as ambassadors or envoys; the ambassador and his suite; envoys.[Websters].
5. The residence or office of an ambassador.[Websters].

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Date "Embassies" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1466. (references)

Common Expressions: EMBASSIES

Expressions Definition
Imperial embassies to China Imperial embassies to China were missions to China for importing the technologies and culture of China to Japan. The Imperial embassies to Tang China (遣唐使; Kentō-shi) are the best known; they ended in 894. There were also lesser-known Imperial embassies to Sui China (遣隋使; Kenzui-shi) in 607. (references)
Singapore embassies attack plot The Singapore embassies attack plot was a plan by the Al-Qaida-affiliated Jemaah Islamiyah to bomb the embassies of the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Israel in Singapore and several other targets in Singapore. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Topics by Level of Interest: EMBASSIES

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
List of Washington, D.C. embassies 105     Ethiopian embassies 11
List of embassies and high commissions in Ottawa 52     Imperial embassies to China 7
List of Embassies in Hanoi 31     List of embassies and high commissions in Ottawa 52
Singapore embassies attack plot 26     List of Embassies in Hanoi 31
List of Kuala Lumpur embassies 11     List of Kuala Lumpur embassies 11
Ethiopian embassies 11     List of Washington, D.C. embassies 105
Imperial embassies to China 7     Nordic Embassies Berlin 5
Nordic Embassies Berlin 5     Singapore embassies attack plot 26

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Synonyms: embassies
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

 deputations, legations, embassy, delegations, missions.
Consider also: commissions, errands, cables, communications, diplomatists, diplomats, messages, administrations, diplomates, diplomatics, groups, politicals, telegrams, wires, chancelleries, guesthouses, restaurants, schools, teahouses.

Verb

 stays.
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Computed Synonyms: embassies

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   33.1092   embassies     legations     missions, delegations, deputations, legatees, legates   
 2   26.1094   embassies     missions     duties, errands, messages, offices, functions   
 3   11.1091   embassies     delegations     legations, delegation, procurations, deputation, deputations   
 4   10.2094   embassies     messages     notices, newss, words, accounts, message   
 5   8.2091   embassies     consulates     legations, houses, lodges, teahouses, guesthouses   
 6   7.1193   embassies     errands     missions, commissions, tasks, orders, jobs   
 7   6.1091   embassies     deputations     legations, deputation, representations, delegations, agencies   
 8   5.1093   embassies     commissions     commissionings, errands, procurations, appointments, agencies   
 9   5.0696   embassies     embassy     legation, mission, embassy building, delegation, message   
 10   4.2093   embassies     despatches     forwards, expedites, mails, sendings, consigns   
 11   4.2092   embassies     dispatches     expedites, sendings, mails, speeds, kills   
 12   4.1094   embassies     ambassadors     envoys, messengers, delegates, representatives, deputies   
 13   3.1088   embassies     chancellorships     chancelleries, rectories, stamps, seals, premierships   
 14   2.3091   embassies     intricacies     complicacies, tangles, involvements, elaborations, imbroglios   
 15   2.3091   embassies     complicacies     intricacies, complexities, complications, difficulties, entanglements   
--------------------     67 synonyms ranked from 16 to 82 abridged     --------------------

Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Expressions: embassies

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Expression

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   1.0174   Imperial embassies to China     envoy     ambassador, emissary   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Translations: EMBASSIES

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Al Arabiya سفارة (embassy, embassies), مُلْحَقِيَّة (embassies, embassy), سِفَارَة (embassy, chancelleries, chancellery, embassies, intercession). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Al Fus-Ha سفارة (embassy, embassies), مُلْحَقِيَّة (embassies, embassy), سِفَارَة (embassy, chancelleries, chancellery, embassies, intercession). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Arabic سفارة (embassy, embassies), مُلْحَقِيَّة (embassies, embassy), سِفَارَة (embassy, chancelleries, chancellery, embassies, intercession). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Bahasa Indonesia kedutaan (embassy, legation, embassies). Additional references: Bahasa Indonesia, Indonesia, Java, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Bohemian vyslanectví (legation, embassy, embassies, legations, mission), ambasadama (embassies), velvyslanectví (embassy, embassies). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Brazilian Portuguese embassies (embassies). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Central Danish ambassader (embassies, consulates), konsulater (consulates, embassies). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Central Tai คณะทูต สถานทูต (embassies, embassy). Additional references: Central Tai, Thailand, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina vyslanectví (legation, embassy, embassies, legations, mission), ambasadama (embassies), velvyslanectví (embassy, embassies). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 大使馆 (embassy, embassies). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 大使館 (embassy, embassies). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Croatian ambasadama (embassies). Additional references: Croatian, Croatia, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech vyslanectví (legation, embassy, embassies, legations, mission), ambasadama (embassies), velvyslanectví (embassy, embassies). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Danish ambassader (embassies, consulates), konsulater (consulates, embassies). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Dansk ambassader (embassies, consulates), konsulater (consulates, embassies). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Dari سفارت خانه (embassy, embassies). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch Botschaften (embassies), Gesandtschaften (embassies, legations). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch ambassades (embassies, embassy, consulates), consulaten (consulates, embassies). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Filipino embahada (embassies, embassy, ambassador). Additional references: Filipino, Philippines, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Finnish lähetystö (embassy, legation, deputation, deputations, embassies). Additional references: Finnish, Finland, Russia (Europe), embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Français ambassades (embassies, consulates), consulats (consulates, embassies). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
French ambassades (embassies, consulates), consulats (consulates, embassies). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
German Botschaften (embassies), Gesandtschaften (embassies, legations). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek αποστολή (mission, consignment, shipment, assignment, consignments). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek (transliteration) apostoli (mission, consignment, shipment, assignment, consignments). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Hebrew תורירגש (embassies, embassy). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
High Arabic سفارة (embassy, embassies), مُلْحَقِيَّة (embassies, embassy), سِفَارَة (embassy, chancelleries, chancellery, embassies, intercession). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
High German Botschaften (embassies), Gesandtschaften (embassies, legations). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch Botschaften (embassies), Gesandtschaften (embassies, legations). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Indonesian kedutaan (embassy, legation, embassies). Additional references: Indonesian, Indonesia, Java, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian ambasciate (embassies). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit תורירגש (embassies, embassy). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese 大使館 (embassy, embassies, mission), 遣唐使 (envoy, Imperial embassies to China). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Kisuaheli ubalozi (consulate, embassy, legation, consulates, embassies). Additional references: Kisuaheli, Tanzania, Burundi, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Kiswahili ubalozi (consulate, embassy, legation, consulates, embassies). Additional references: Kiswahili, Tanzania, Burundi, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Norwegian Ambassader (embassies). Additional references: Norwegian, Norway, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Parsi سفارت خانه (embassy, embassies). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian سفارت خانه (embassy, embassies). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian (Farsi) سفارت خانه (embassy, embassies). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Pilipino embahada (embassies, embassy, ambassador). Additional references: Pilipino, Philippines, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Polish ambasada (embassy, chancellery, embassies). Additional references: Polish, Poland, Czech Republic, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Polnisch ambasada (embassy, chancellery, embassies). Additional references: Polnisch, Poland, Czech Republic, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Polski ambasada (embassy, chancellery, embassies). Additional references: Polski, Poland, Czech Republic, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Portuguese embaixadas (embassies), embassies (embassies). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Ruotsi ambassader (embassies), ambassades des Etats membres dans les autres Etats membres de l'UE (bilateral embassies). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian посольства (embassies). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) posolʹstva (embassies). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki посольства (embassies). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) posolʹstva (embassies). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Siamese คณะทูต สถานทูต (embassies, embassy). Additional references: Siamese, Thailand, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Sjaelland ambassader (embassies, consulates), konsulater (consulates, embassies). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovak velvyslanectvo (embassy, embassies), ambasády (embassies). Additional references: Slovak, Slovakia, Hungary, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovakian velvyslanectvo (embassy, embassies), ambasády (embassies). Additional references: Slovakian, Slovakia, Hungary, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovene veleposlaništva (embassies). Additional references: Slovene, Slovenia, Austria, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovenian veleposlaništva (embassies). Additional references: Slovenian, Slovenia, Austria, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovenscina veleposlaništva (embassies). Additional references: Slovenscina, Slovenia, Austria, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish embajadas (embassies, consulates), consulados (consulates, embassies). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Standard Thai คณะทูต สถานทูต (embassies, embassy). Additional references: Standard Thai, Thailand, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomea lähetystö (embassy, legation, deputation, deputations, embassies). Additional references: Suomea, Finland, Russia (Europe), embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomi lähetystö (embassy, legation, deputation, deputations, embassies). Additional references: Suomi, Finland, Russia (Europe), embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Svenska ambassader (embassies), ambassades des Etats membres dans les autres Etats membres de l'UE (bilateral embassies). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Swahili ubalozi (consulate, embassy, legation, consulates, embassies). Additional references: Swahili, Tanzania, Burundi, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Swedish ambassader (embassies), ambassades des Etats membres dans les autres Etats membres de l'UE (bilateral embassies). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Tagalog embahada (embassies, embassy, ambassador). Additional references: Tagalog, Philippines, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Thai คณะทูต สถานทูต (embassies, embassy). Additional references: Thai, Thailand, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Thaiklang คณะทูต สถานทูต (embassies, embassy). Additional references: Thaiklang, Thailand, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Turkish elçilik (embassy, mission, embassies, legation, delegacy). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian Посольства (embassies). Additional references: Ukrainian, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian (transliteration) posolʹstva (embassies). Additional references: Ukrainian, embassies. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: EMBASSIES

Language Translations for “embassies” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin embassiesway (embassies). Additional references: Pig Latin, embassies. (volunteer)
Terran B ambassader (embassies). Additional references: Terran B, embassies. (volunteer)
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