policía
Galician
Etymology
From Latin politīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía).
Noun
policía f (plural policías)
- police (a civil force granted the legal authority for law enforcement and maintaining public order)
policía m or f (plural policías)
- police officer (a member of a police force)
Related terms
Further reading
- “policía”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin politīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /poliˈθia/ [po.liˈθi.a]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /poliˈsia/ [po.liˈsi.a]
- Hyphenation: po‧li‧cí‧a
Noun
policía f (plural policías)
- police, police department, police force, police service
- Synonym: (informal) poli
policía m or f (plural policías)
- police officer (a member of a police force)
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “policía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Galician terms derived from Ancient Greek
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- gl:Occupations
- gl:Law enforcement
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- es:Law enforcement
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