Bundespolizei

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German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Bund (“federation”) +‎ -es- +‎ Polizei (“police”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʊndəspoliˌtsaɪ̯/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Bun‧des‧po‧li‧zei

Noun[edit]

Bundespolizei f (genitive Bundespolizei, plural Bundespolizeien)

  1. (law enforcement) federal police (central police force in a federalist country)
    die amerikanische Bundespolizei ― American federal police [e.g. the FBI]
  2. (Germany, specifically) official name of the central police force, until 2005 called Bundesgrenzschutz
    Coordinate term: Landespolizei

Declension[edit]

Declension of Bundespolizei [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Bundespolizei die Bundespolizeien
genitive einer der Bundespolizei der Bundespolizeien
dative einer der Bundespolizei den Bundespolizeien
accusative eine die Bundespolizei die Bundespolizeien

Further reading[edit]

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