post office en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈpoʊst ˌɔfɪs/ (General-American)
- /ˈpoʊst ˌɑfɪs/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /ˈpəʊst ˌɒfɪs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Meanings
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(countable) A place (building, office, shop, or counter) concerned with the business of delivering letters, post or mail and selling stamps, etc.
We were over the border here, into Northern Ireland, and the post office had a very English atmosphere. It was pleasant, too, much as we enjoyed the hospitality of the Republic, to be buying stamps with the Queen's head on them, and to be posting our cards in a red pillar-box, instead of a green one.
1955 June, Rev. A. W. V. Mace, “An Irish Journey—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 393:
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(countable) An organization that delivers letters.
“The post-office is a wonderful establishment!” said she.—“The regularity and despatch of it! If one thinks of all that it has to do, and all that it does so well, it is really astonishing!”
1815, Jane Austen, Emma, volume II, chapter 16:
- (Canada, US, uncountable) A party game involving the exchange of kisses.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| postoffice | alternative | lexicographic | |
| post offices | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| post-office | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
post office box · travelling post office · post-office order · sub-post office · post office telephone system
Descendants
Synonyms
postal outlet · postman's knock · postal service · postal station
Translations (210)
gl oficina de correos (place) · dng юҗү (place) · fi posti (organization) · nv naaltsoos ndahageehédi (place) · ka ფოსტა (place) · be пашто́вае аддзяле́ньне (place) · mk пошта (organization) · pl poczta (place) · af poskantoor (place) · dsb post (place) · th ที่ทำการไปรษณีย์ (place) · mn шууангийн салбар (place) · ml പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസ് (place) · uz pochtamt (place) · ur پوسْٹ آفِس (place) · be пашто́вае аддзяле́нне (place) · pt estação de correios (place) · ro oficiu poștal (place) · yue 郵局 /邮局 (place) · as ডাকঘৰ (place) · uz pochta (place) · ko 체신소 (place) · gd post-oifis (place) · kn ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ (place) · sw posta (place) · am ፖስታ (place) · xnb iuci (place) · dsb postownja (place) · it posta (place) · hy փոստ (place) · km ប្រៃសណីយ៍ (place) · tg почтахона (place) · ar مَكْتَب الْبَرِيد (place) · ga oifig poist (place) · vi bưu cục (place) · ur ڈاک گَھر (place) · ur ڈاک خانَہ (place) · az poçt (place) · ko 우편국 (place) · de Post (place) · ajp بوسطة (place) · hi डाकख़ाना (place) · mhn post (place) · tk poçta (place) · mk пошта (place) · ka ფოსტა (organization) · pa ਡਾਕ ਘਰ (place) · vi phòng bưu điện (place) · ko 우체국 (place) · ko 우편국 (organization) · kmr postxane (place) · ky почта (place) · be пашта́мт (place) · tr postane (place) · pt correio (place) · bo སྦྲག་ཁང (place) · es correos (place) · tg почта (place) · kk пошта (place) · gl correos (organization) · lt paštas (place) · uk по́шта (organization) · bg по́ща (organization) · tl koreo (place) · th ไปรษณีย์ (organization) · tao ibingkiok (place) · cy swyddfa bost (place) · de Post (organization) · kn ಅಂಚೆಮನೆ (place) · be по́шта (place) · he דואר (place) · km ប្រអប់ប្រៃសណីយ៍ (place) · yue 郵政局 /邮政局 (place) · nrf poste (organization) · az poçt idarəsi (place) · fi postitoimisto (place) · da postvæsen (organization) · pa ਪੋਸਟ ਆਫ਼ਿਸ (place) · sh pȍšta (place) · de Postamt (place) · ar بَرِيد (organization) · id kantor pos (place) · es estafeta (place) · si තැපැල් කන්තෝරුව (place) · lo ໄປສະນີ (place) · el ταχυδρομείο (place) · am ፖስታ ቤት (place) · ru почта́мт (place) · es cartería (place) · ca oficina de correus (place) · hi डाकघर (place) · kw lytherva (place) · aii ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܵܐ (organization) · th ไปรษณีย์ (place) · fr bureau de poste (place) · eo poŝtejo (place) · sk pošta (organization) · hy փոստ (organization) · ko 우체국 (organization) · cy llythyrdy (place) · et post (organization) · rsk пошта (place) · km ប៉ុស្តិ៍ (place) · sl pošta (organization) · sq postë (place) · arz بوسطة (place) · nb postkontor (place) · da postkontor (place) · eo poŝtoficejo (place) · pl poczta (organization) · ps پوسته خانه (place) · is pósthús (place) · es casa de correos (place) · lo ຫ້ອງການໄປສະນີ (place) · lt pašto skyrius (place) · kmr postexane (place) · nl postkantoor (place) · sk pošta (place) · wuu 郵政局 /邮政局 (place) · fa-ira پُسْتْخانِه (place) · nv naaltsoos nehegeehégi (place) · ml താപാലാപ്പീസ് (place) · nb posthus (place) · kw sodhva an post (place) · ro poștă (organization) · arz بريد (place) · bg по́ща (place) · vi bưu điện (place) · wuu 郵局 /邮局 (place) · sh по̏шта (place) · lv pasta nodaļa (place) · bn ডাক বিভাগ (place) · ms pejabat pos (place) · vi sở bưu điện (place) · cs pošta (organization) · sh pȍšta (organization) · uk по́шта (place) · fr poste (organization) · nv naaltsoos naagé (organization) · gan 郵政局 /邮政局 (place) · hi पोस्ट-ऑफ़िस (place) · fi posti (place) · cmn 郵便局 /邮便局 (place) · ru по́чта (organization) · la diribitorium (place) · sh по̏шта (organization) · es oficina de correos (place) · hy փոստային բաժանմունք (place) · aii ܒܹܝܬ ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܵܐ (place) · ms kantor pos (place) · pa ਡਾਕਖ਼ਾਨਾ (place) · gl correos (place) · he דֹּאַר (place) · te పోస్టాఫీసు (place) · fa-ira اِدارِهٔ پُسْت (place) · pdt Postaumt (place) · uk пошта́мт (place) · hy նամակատուն (place) · oc ofici postal (place) · az poçt şöbəsi (place) · fa-ira چاپارْخانِه (place) · es oficina postal (place) · cmn 郵局 /邮局 (organization) · uz pochtaxona (place) · am ፖስታ (organization) · ar بَرِيد (place) · mi tari poutapeta (place) · ja 郵便局 (organization) · da posthus (place) · ug پوچتىخانا (place) · es posta (place) · om mana poostaa (place) · gd oifis a' phuist (place) · pt correios (organization) · nan-hbl 郵便局 /邮便局 (place) · ko 체신소 (organization) · ca oficina postal (place) · el ταχυδρομείο (organization) · ckb پۆستە (place) · bn ডাকঘর (place) · et postkontor (place) · ga oifig an phoist (place) · nv naaltsoos bá hooghan (place) · ha fasa'ofis (place) · cmn 郵局 /邮局 (place) · vo potöp (place) · ckb پۆستخانە (place) · bi postofis (place) · ota پوستهخانه (place) · nl posterij (place) · ru главпочта́мт (place) · fo posthús (place) · ta அஞ்சலகம் (place) · or ଡାକ ଘର (place) · ru почто́вое отделе́ние (place) · hu posta (place) · it ufficio postale (place) · ug پوچتا (place) · oc pòsta (place) · cs pošta (place) · io posto-kontoro (place) · be по́шта (organization) · uk пошто́ве відді́лення (place) · ru по́чта (place) · gu પોસ્ટ ઓફિસ (place) · sv postkontor (place) · sl pošta (place) · my စာတိုက် (place) · ja 郵便局 (place) · ajp بريد (place)