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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescomisaría de policía
Pronunciation / Transliteration: komi̯saˈɾia ðe poˈliθia
"Fui a la comisaría de policía para presentar una denuncia."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A building where police officers work and where people can report crimes or seek assistance.
"She went to the police station to file a report about the stolen bicycle." - 2
A local office or facility for law enforcement operations.
"The police station is open 24 hours a day for emergencies."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'police', derived from the Ancient Greek politeia (citizenship, government) via French and Latin, and 'station', from the Latin statio (a standing or post). It emerged in the 19th century with the establishment of modern, centralized municipal police forces in cities like London and New York to designate a local headquarters for officers.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Police Station" is said worldwide
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commissariat de police
Transliteration: komisariat də pɔliz
"Elle est allée au commissariat de police pour signaler un vol."
Polizeistation
Transliteration: poliˈtsaɪ̯ʃtaːt͡si̯oːn
"Er ging zur Polizeistation, um einen Bericht zu erstatten."
stazione di polizia
Transliteration: staˈtsjone di poˈlitsja
"È andato alla stazione di polizia per denunciare un furto."
comisaría de policía
Transliteration: komi̯saˈɾia ðe poˈliθia
"Fui a la comisaría de policía para presentar una denuncia."
delegacia de polícia
Transliteration: de.le.ɡaˈsi.a dʒi poˈli.si.a
"Ela foi à delegacia de polícia para registrar um boletim de ocorrência."
पुलिस स्टेशन
Transliteration: pulis sṭeśan
"वह पुलिस स्टेशन में रिपोर्ट दर्ज करने गई।"
警察局
Transliteration: jǐngchá jú
"她去警察局报案。"
경찰서
Transliteration: gyeongchalseo
"그녀는 경찰서에 가서 신고했다."
警察署
Transliteration: keisatsu-sho
"彼女は警察署に行って報告した。"
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