Scotland Yard

English

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

1. The headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Department of the London Metropolitan Police Force.
2. (by extension) The police in London

Translations

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

• Arabic: سْكُوتْلَانْد يَارْد m (skūtlānd yārd)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 蘇格蘭場／苏格兰场 (zh) (Sūgélánchǎng), 苏格兰场 (zh) (Sūgélán Chǎng)

• Finnish: Scotland Yard
• French: Scotland Yard m
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• Greek: Σκότλαντ Γιαρντ (Skótlant Giarnt)
• Japanese: スコットランドヤード (Sukottorando Yādo)
• Macedonian: Скотланд Јард m (Skotland Jard)
• Russian: Ско́тланд-Ярд (ru) m (Skótland-Jard)
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