Scotland Yard

English

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Etymology

From the address, originally at Great Scotland Yard off Whitehall, then at New Scotland Yard on the Embankment, and (currently) at New Scotland Yard in Westminster.

Proper noun

Scotland Yard (uncountable)

1. The headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Department of the London Metropolitan Police Force.

Translations

headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Department of the London Metropolitan Police Force

• Arabic: سكوتلاند يارد (ar) (skutland yaard) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 蘇格蘭場 (cmn), 苏格兰场 (cmn) (Sūgélán Chǎng)

• Japanese: スコットランドヤード (ja) (Sukottorandoyādo)
• Macedonian: Скотланд Јард (mk) (Skótland Jard) m
• Russian: Скотланд-Ярд (ru) (Skótland-Jard) m