keskusrikospoliisi
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
keskus (“central”) + rikospoliisi (“criminal police”)
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈkeskusˌrikosˌpoliːsi/, [ˈk̟e̞s̠kus̠ˌriko̞s̠ˌpo̞liːs̠i]
- Rhymes: -oliːsi
- Syllabification(key): kes‧kus‧ri‧kos‧po‧lii‧si
Noun edit
keskusrikospoliisi
- federal police, national investigative authority, national police (government organisation that investigates serious and high-profile crimes)
- (Finland, law enforcement) National Bureau of Investigation
Usage notes edit
- Primarily used as the official name of the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation. Similar agencies in other jurisdictions may be called liittovaltion poliisi, kansallinen poliisi or valtiollinen poliisi depending on the verbatim translation of the official name.
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
- krp (initialism)