post office

post office

n. Abbr. PO

1. The public department responsible for the transportation and delivery of the mails. Also called postal service.

2. A local office where mail is received, sorted, and delivered, and where stamps and other postal materials are sold.

3. A game in which kisses are exchanged for pretended letters.

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post office

Noun

a building where stamps are sold and postal business is conducted

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Post Office

Noun

a government department responsible for postal services

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	post office - a local branch where postal services are available" local post office general delivery, poste restante - the part of a post office that handles mail for persons who call for it branch, subdivision, arm - a division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress"; "botany is a branch of biology"; "the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages"
	2.	Post Office - an independent agency of the federal government responsible for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications) between individuals and businesses in the United States United States Post Office, US Post Office, PO independent agency - an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments
	3.	post office - a children's game in which kisses are exchanged for pretended letters child's game - a game enjoyed by children

Translations

post office n (building) → (oficina de) correos m;

(organization): the Post Office → Administración f General de Correos

post office n (= building) → poste f (= organization);

the Post Office → les postes fpl

post office n (building) → Post f, Postamt nt;

the Post Office (organization) → die Post

post office n (= building) → ufficio postale (= organization); poste fpl

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