general post office

Also found in: Acronyms, Wikipedia.

General Post Office

n
1. (Historical Terms) (in Britain until 1969) the department of the central government that provided postal and telephone services
2. (Communications & Information) the main post office in a locality
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

gen′eral post′ of`fice


n.
(in the U.S. postal system) the main post office of a city, county, etc., that also has branch post offices. Abbr.: G.P.O., GPO
[1650–60]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Translations

General Post Office

n (building) → Posta Centrale (Brit) (organization) → Poste fpl e Telegrafi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
Mentioned in
References in classic literature
'I shall not be at home again, perhaps for some time; I wish you would write to me--say once a fort-night: every alternate Monday: to the General Post Office in London.
His travelling baggage is easily carried in his hand, and he repairs with it on foot, to a hybrid hotel in a little square behind Aldersgate Street, near the General Post Office. It is hotel, boarding-house, or lodging-house, at its visitor's option.
Summary: Al Razouki Exchange has launched Wages Protection System (WPS) payroll card called 'My Salary' at a function at the management office of Al Razouki Exchange at Al Avis Building near Karama General Post Office.
Originally called the General Post Office, which was highly profitable, it has had profitable sections sold off under the instructions of the European Union, and what is left severely restricted in its present field of operation, again under EU instruction so it has to try to find ways of economising in a vain attempt to make a profit.
Situated in the heart of Colombo city center, walking distance all Leading Business Centers, Markets, Main Bus Stand, Fort Railway, Leading Hotels, Banks, Harbour, Leading Airlines, General post office, Leading News Paper Companies, SL Convention center, Ceylon Electricity Board main office, Regal Cinema, 2009 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com)
I fail to see the benefits of relocating the general Post Office to the basement of WH Smith's.
The Birmingham General Post Office has now resumed its normal aspect after an exceptionally busy time.
8, about 150 members of Negombo People's Collective for a Political Solution, a church-based group, crowded the Colombo General Post Office, armed not with signs but with 400-gram packets of powdered infant formula.
It is also steps from some of the city's finest department stores, hotels, retail establishments, restaurants, the General Post Office and Madison Square Garden.
For back then all General Post Office telephone operators, who quickly became known as the ``Hello Girls'' were required to sign the Official Secrets Act.
The town's General Post Office, more than half a mile from the flat, was sealed off after a knife was discovered in a neighbouring close.
The first public power station was set up by Edison in 1883 in Holborn, London; it supplied, among other places, the Central Criminal Court and the General Post Office.
Copyright © 2003-2025 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.