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Polizei

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German

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Medieval Latin policia, from Late Latin polītīa.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    Polizei f (genitive Polizei, plural Polizeien)

    1. police; law enforcement
      Die Polizei erwischte den Taschendieb auf frischer Tat.
      The police caught the pickpocket in the act.

    Declension

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

    Derived terms

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    derived from Polizei or from other terms with -in

    Descendants

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    Further reading

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    Plautdietsch

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    Noun

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    Polizei f

    1. police
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