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policía

See also: policia and polícia

Galician edit

Etymology edit

From Latin politīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía).

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Noun edit

policía f (plural policías)

  1. police (a civil force granted the legal authority for law enforcement and maintaining public order)

Noun edit

policía m or f by sense (plural policías)

  1. police officer (a member of a police force)
    Synonym: garda

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Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From Latin politīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /poliˈθia/ [po.liˈθi.a]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /poliˈsia/ [po.liˈsi.a]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: po‧li‧cí‧a

Noun edit

policía f (plural policías)

  1. Civility, polity, public order, police, fineness, neatness, urbanity
  2. police, police department, police force, police service
    Synonym: (informal) poli

Noun edit

policía m or f by sense (plural policías)

  1. police officer (a member of a police force)
    Synonyms: agente, agente de policía, poli (informal), tombo (informal, South America), aguacate (informal, Colombia)

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Descendants edit

  • → Bikol Central: pulisya
  • → Chayuco Mixtec: puluzia
  • → Tagalog: pulisya
  • → Tarifit: pulisiya

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