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el policía

/el poh-lee-SEE-ah/

English

police officer

हिन्दी (Hindi)

पुलिसकर्मी

pulis-karmi

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (Punjabi)

ਪੁਲਿਸ ਅਫ਼ਸਰ

pulis afsar

Literal meaning

From Greek 'polis' (city); 'la policía' also means 'the police force' as an institution.

Example sentence

El policía controla el tráfico.

The police officer directs traffic.

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