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PRONUNCIATION OF GENERAL POST OFFICE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GENERAL POST OFFICE

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General Post Office is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GENERAL POST OFFICE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

General Post Office

General Post Office

The General Post Office was officially established in England in 1660 by Charles II and it eventually grew to combine the functions of state postal system and telecommunications carrier. Similar General Post Offices were established across the British Empire. In 1969 the GPO was abolished and the assets transferred to The Post Office, changing it from a Department of State to a statutory corporation. In 1980 the telecommunications and postal sides were split prior to the splitting off of British Telecommunications into a totally separate publicly owned corporation the following year as a result of the British Telecommunications Act, 1981. For the more recent history of the postal system in the United Kingdom, see the article Royal Mail and Post Office Ltd. Originally, the GPO was a monopoly covering the despatch of items from a specific sender to a specific receiver, which was to be of great importance when new forms of communication were invented. The postal service was known as the Royal Mail because it was built on the distribution system for royal and government documents. In 1661 the office of Postmaster General was created to oversee the GPO.

Definition of General Post Office in the English dictionary

The definition of General Post Office in the dictionary is the department of the central Government that provided postal and telephone services. Other definition of General Post Office is the main post office in a locality.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GENERAL POST OFFICE

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General Secretary

WORDS THAT END LIKE GENERAL POST OFFICE

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Synonyms and antonyms of General Post Office in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «General Post Office» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

邮政总局
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

General Post Office
570 millions of speakers

English

General Post Office
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जनरल पोस्ट ऑफिस
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مكتب البريد العام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Главпочтамт
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

General Post Office
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাধারণ পোস্ট অফিস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

General Post Office
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pejabat Pos Besar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

General Post Office
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

郵便本局
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일반 우체국
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kantor Pos Umum
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Tổng cục Bưu điện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொது அஞ்சல் அலுவலகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सामान्य पोस्ट ऑफिस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Genel Postane
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

General Post Office
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

General Post Office
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Головпоштамт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Biroul General Post
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Γραφείο Γενικού Δημοσίευση
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Algemene Poskantoor
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

General Post Office
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Hovedpostkontoret
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of General Post Office

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GENERAL POST OFFICE»

The term «General Post Office» is normally little used and occupies the 116.829 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GENERAL POST OFFICE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about General Post Office

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GENERAL POST OFFICE»

Discover the use of General Post Office in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to General Post Office and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Report of the Postmaster General on the Post Office
To General Post Office, London. " I right these fue lines to you to ask you if you would " be so kind as to teel me if there his such a person living in " ' england.' She was living at Birmingham last Rtimmas " — this his mi sister and brother-in- law ...
Great Britain. Post Office, 1871
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General Post-office: A Candid Examination, of the Origin and ...
A Candid Examination, of the Origin and Management, of what is Called the Inland Letter-carrier's Superannuated Fund... Friend to impartial justice. Letter and Petition, whatever may be your opinion on the merits of their contents. I am, my ...
Friend to impartial justice, 1815
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Harris brothers' Universal post office guide; or, ...
Harris brothers. LOST REGISTERED LETTERS. 33. Every irregularity connected with registered letters is immediately communicated to the Secretary in London, and when such letters are lost, if traced to a particular postmaster as the last ...
Harris brothers, 1847
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Report of the Postmaster General Post-Office Department Richmond
John Henninger Reagan. ESTIMATES for the compensation of Pad master General, Chvfs of Bureaus, clerks, of the Post-Office Department, from July \st to December 3 1st, 186-1. I'OBT-OkKICK DeI'VHTMKNT, } Richmond, April 21st, ISG -I.
John Henninger Reagan
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Observations on the Indian post office, and suggestions for ...
The immediate charge of each general Post Office, and the and Poet Offices control of the several provincial Post Offices subordinate thereto, where to be shall be vested in postmasters-general, each of whom shall respec- established, tively ...
Nathaniel Alexander Staples, 1850
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POST OFFICE GLASCOW DIRECTORY FOR 1863, 1864, ARRANGED IN ...
In this form the depositor must give the particulars therein required, and on receipt of it at the General Post Office in London, a warrant for the amount required, payable at the office named by the depositor, will be sent to him by post.
‎1863
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Post-office Law, Instructions and Forms: Pub. for the ...
Pub. for the Regulation of the Post-office. Printed for the General Post-office United States. 4 anee of the mail, and all other necessary expensi arising on the collection of the revenue, and manag ment of the General Post-oflicc. He shall ...
United States, 1825
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The Post-Office Annual Directory for ...: Being a List of ...
ч For every Letter or Packet put into the said Wst, "to be forwarded to the General Post-Office, and from thence to be conveyed by the General Post, or first passing by the General -Post, and then passim;! by the Two-penny Post, over and above ...
Post Office (Great Britain), 1814
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The Post Office London Directory
Reed Henry, General Post Office Reed Wm.Jolm,t leuernl PostOtiice Rocks John, Excise Ofliee Rees Cap. John, Trinity House Rees John, Lloyd's Recs Lt. J. M. Addiscotubc Scmny ReesWm.l.0ndonDist.or'l'.l'y.I'Ost Reeve Hen. Privy Council ...
‎1843
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Public and general statutes passed by the Congress of the ...
ditures, once in three months, or oftener, with the balances, thereon arising in favor of the general post office : he shall pay all expenses which may arise in conducting the post office, and in the conveyance of the mail, and all other necessary ...
United States, Joseph Story, 1828

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GENERAL POST OFFICE»

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Shawwal crescent sighting on Friday - Business Recorder
... Capital Territory (ICT) would hold its meeting at the building of Ministry of Religious Affairs, near General Post Office (GPO), Islamabad. «Business Recorder, Jul 15»
2
I am a teacher not a preacher: Saibaba on charge of being 'thorough …
"He is like a General Post Office (GPO) of the Maoist insurgents because he ensures a smooth flow of information between the insurgents in the ... «India Today, Jul 15»
3
Bicycle thief becomes postman's nightmare - Pune Mirror
Yashwant Phatak — a 57-year-old postman working for the general post office in the Pune station area — had gone on his usual delivery trip ... «Pune Mirror, Jul 15»
4
Bringing European charm to India
What's more, there are many old structures in India that reflect the European way of building, such as the Kolkata's General Post Office - which ... «Deccan Herald, Jul 15»
5
Over 100 new jobs for Main Street in Swords
His best known work is the General Post Office (GPO), on O'Connell Street. The new pub will be open from 8am until 11.30pm Sunday to ... «Fingal Independent, Jul 15»
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Stamps unavailability becomes hallmark of I-10 post office
Customers in highly populous sector I-10 are asked to go to G-9 — where the General Post Office is located — or to approach to post offices ... «The Nation, Jul 15»
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From brain to aeroplane | Bangalore NYOOOZ
Acting on the request of the General Post Office, Karnataka Circle, the Tourism Department has agreed to help revive the old building into a ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
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The funeral oration that sparked the Rising
I'm not sure if Patrick was in the General Post Office during the Rising. Some records say he was, but looking at the witness statements that ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
9
GHMC's Strategic Road Development Programme Draws Flak
An elevated corridor will be developed from Abids General Post Office (GPO) to Chaderghat and Malakpet. The GHMC cannot put the ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
10
Thousands turn out for Dublin pro-life rally
A Rally for Choice was held simultaneously outside the General Post Office in Dublin. There were reportedly a few heated exchanges between ... «U.TV, Jul 15»

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