Bundespolizei

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Bund (“federation”) +‎ -es- +‎ Polizei (“police”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʊndəspoliˌtsaɪ̯/
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  • Hyphenation: Bun‧des‧po‧li‧zei

Noun

Bundespolizei f (genitive Bundespolizei, plural Bundespolizeien)

  1. (law enforcement) federal police (central police force in a federalist country)
    die amerikanische Bundespolizei ― American federal police
  2. (Germany, specifically) official name of the central police force, until 2005 called Bundesgrenzschutz
    Coordinate term: Landespolizei

Declension

Declension of Bundespolizei
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Bundespolizei die Bundespolizeien
genitive einer der Bundespolizei der Bundespolizeien
dative einer der Bundespolizei den Bundespolizeien
accusative eine die Bundespolizei die Bundespolizeien

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