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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries警察本部
Pronunciation / Transliteration: keisatsu honbu
"容疑者は警察本部に移送された。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The principal office or central administrative building of a police force or department.
"The suspect was taken directly to police headquarters for questioning." - 2
The governing command center that coordinates city-wide law enforcement operations.
"The chief of police made the announcement from the main headquarters downtown."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'police' (from French, originating via Latin from Greek politeia 'citizenship, government') and 'headquarters' (military origin combining 'head' from Old English hēafod and 'quarters' from Latin quartus 'fourth'). The compound refers to the primary administrative office or central command building of a police force.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Police Headquarters" is said worldwide
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commissariat de police
Transliteration: komisaʁja də polis
"Il a été conduit au commissariat de police."
Polizeipräsidium
Transliteration: poliˈtsaɪpʁɛˌziːdiʊm
"Das Polizeipräsidium befindet sich im Stadtzentrum."
questura
Transliteration: kwesˈtuːra
"Devo andare in questura per rinnovare il passaporto."
comisaría de policía
Transliteration: komisaˈɾia de poliˈsia
"La comisaría de policía está abierta las veinticuatro horas."
delegacia de polícia
Transliteration: delegasˈia dʒi poliˈsia
"Eles foram até a delegacia de polícia registrar a ocorrência."
पुलिस मुख्यालय
Transliteration: pulis mukhyalay
"अपराधी को पुलिस मुख्यालय ले जाया गया।"
警察局总部
Transliteration: jǐngchá jú zǒngbù
"案件已移交给警察局总部处理。"
경찰청
Transliteration: gyeongchalcheong
"그들은 경찰청으로 연행되었습니다."
警察本部
Transliteration: keisatsu honbu
"容疑者は警察本部に移送された。"
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