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Meaning of "police station" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POLICE STATION

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLICE STATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Police station is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POLICE STATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Police station

A police station or station house is a building which serves to accommodate police officers and other members of staff. These buildings often contain offices and accommodation for personnel and vehicles, along with locker rooms, temporary holding cells and interview/interrogation rooms.

Definition of police station in the English dictionary

The definition of police station in the dictionary is the office or headquarters of the police force of a district.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLICE STATION

police department
police dog
police escort
police force
police headquarters
police helicopter
police inspector
police intervention
police marksman
Police Motu
police office
police officer
police presence
police procedural
police protection
police record
police service
police state
police wagon
police work

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLICE STATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of police station in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «POLICE STATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «police station» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of police station

Translation of «police station» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLICE STATION

Find out the translation of police station to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of police station from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «police station» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

警察局
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

comisaría de policía
570 millions of speakers

English

police station
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पुलिस स्टेशन
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

قِسْمُ شُرْطَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полицейский участок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

delegacia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুলিশ দশা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

commissariat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Negeri polis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Polizeiwache
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

警察署
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

경찰서
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pulisi negara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đồn cảnh sát
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொலிஸ் அரசு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोलीस राज्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

polis devleti
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

commissariato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

posterunek policji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поліцейський відділок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

secție de poliție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αστυνομικό τμήμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

polisiestasie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

polisstation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

politistasjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of police station

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLICE STATION»

The term «police station» is very widely used and occupies the 20.519 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLICE STATION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «police station» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «police station» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about police station

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6 QUOTES WITH «POLICE STATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word police station.
1
Mary Antin
On a royal birthday every house must fly a flag, or the owner would be dragged to a police station and be fined twenty-five rubles.
2
Ronnie Barker
The toilets at a local police station have been stolen. Police say they have nothing to go on.
3
James Langevin
My accident happened in what should have been one of the safest places to be: in a police station, at the hands of trained police officers. So more guns are not the answer.
4
Martin Lewis Perl
A parent being called to the school because their child had misbehaved was as serious as a parent being called to the police station because their child had robbed a bank.
5
O. J. Simpson
What do you mean you have my children at the police station? Why are my kids at the police station?
6
Earl Warren
There is no requirement that police stop a person who enters a police station and states that he wishes to confess a crime or a person who calls the police to offer a confession because volunteered statements of any kind are not barred by the 5th Amendment.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLICE STATION»

Discover the use of police station in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to police station and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Police Station Coloring Book
Thirty full-page drawings introduce youngsters to a host of law enforcement professionals on the job, among them a policewoman apprehending a robbery suspect, a police helicopter in flight, a school crossing guard directing youngsters, off ...
Cathy Beylon, Coloring Books, 2001
2
Let's Go Visit the Police Station
When BJ says that he wants to be a police officer when he grows up, Barney arranges for them to visit a police station, where Officer Mike shows them around and tells them about police work.
Mark S. Bernthal, 2008
3
A Visit to the Police Station
In graphic novel format, text and illustrations describe a visit to a police station.
Amanda Doering Tourville, 2011
4
A Day at the Police Station
Bridget spends a day at work with her father, Sergeant Murphy, and learns what an important job being a police officer is. Original.
Richard Scarry, 2004
5
The Police Station
M87 2005 363.2— dc22 2003024961 Summary: Simple text and photographs present a visit to a police station. Editorial Credits Sarah L. Schuette, editor; Jennifer Bergstrom, series designer; Enoch Peterson, book designer; Karen Hieb , ...
Patricia J. Murphy, Gail Saunders-Smith, 2004
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Police Station
... 241 First Avenue North Minneapolis, MN 55401 U.S.A. Website address: www. lernerclassroom.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Anderson, Sheila. Police station / by Sheila Anderson. p. cm. — (First step nonfiction.
Sheila Anderson, 2008
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The Police Station
David and Patricia Armentrout Britannica Digital Learning. INDEX bikes 14 helicopters 16,17 boats 16 horseback 14 cars 12 motorcycles 13 computers 18 planes 16 dogs 20,21 uniforms 8 emergency 10 FURTHER READING Apte, Sunita.
David and Patricia Armentrout, Britannica Digital Learning, 2013
8
A Trip to the Police Station
Josie Keogh. POLICE STATION POLICE STATION A Trip to thE A Trip to thE Readers MyCommunity POLICE STATION A Trip to thE Josie Keogh. Front Cover .
Josie Keogh, 2012
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A REPORT ON FIELD ATTACHMENT AT CENTRAL POLICE STATION, ...
ABSTRACT The internship was carried out with Uganda Police Force, Central Police Station – Kampala (CPS) for two (2) months. The internship was aimed at providing an opportunity to the student to apply the techniques He theoretically ...
MUTAGUBYA NELSON, 2013
10
Sesame Street Places: The Firehouse and the Police Station ...
Susan Hood. To form an idea about something based on what you know; to think or suppose something. Play a game of 20 questions! Moving around a place to inspect or guard it. Police patrol by foot or in cars, usually in pairs. Would you like  ...
Susan Hood, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLICE STATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term police station is used in the context of the following news items.
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Official: Indian police station attack over; 6 victims dead
New Delhi (CNN) All three terrorists involved in a Monday attack on a police station in the Indian state of Punjab are dead, and the siege has ... «CNN, Jul 15»
2
Attack on Northern Indian Police Station Leaves at Least Nine Dead
NEW DELHI—Security officials said they shot dead three suspected militants who had mounted a deadly assault on a police station in northern ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
3
Police: Thief drives stolen car to police station
A man went to pick up his stolen motorcycle at the Des Moines police station, but did so in a stolen car with a stolen gun and drugs inside, ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, Jul 15»
4
Gunbattle for Police Station in Punjab Continues...
By Emily SchneiderEmily Schneider is a program associate in the International Security Program at New America. She is also an assistant ... «Foreign Policy, Jul 15»
5
Police: Man wanted on warrant arrested after causing disturbance at …
A 35-year-old man who caused a disturbance at Allentown police station on Friday was arrested, leading to the discovery of a warrant against ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»
6
Chappelle to peel thrower at police station: 'Don't you know bananas …
Christian Englander, 30, appeared in this May 13 file photo at Santa Fe Magistrate Court. Englander posed with his parents' dog before ... «Santa Fe New Mexican, Jul 15»
7
Attackers raid Indian police station; 5 dead
NEW DELHI (CNN) —Attackers dressed in army fatigues unleashed gunfire and grenades at a police station in India on Monday, killing five ... «KITV Honolulu, Jul 15»
8
Indian security forces fire shots after militants seize police station
Indian security forces exchange fire with gunmen in the town of Gurdaspur in Punjab, northern India, near the border with Pakistan, after they ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
9
At least six killed by gunmen at India police station near Pakistan …
The men, dressed in army uniforms, were holed up in the police station in Gurdaspur district in northern frontier state of Punjab, officials say. «Haaretz, Jul 15»
10
Attackers storm Punjab police station
India has stepped up security on its border with Pakistan after gunmen stormed a police station in Punjab. Rough cut (no reporter narration). «Reuters, Jul 15»

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