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English
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from German Volkspolizei.
Proper noun
Volkspolizei
- (historical) The national police force of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany).
German
Etymology
From Volk (“people, nation”) + -s- + Polizei (“police”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɔlkspoliˌt͡saɪ̯/
- Hyphenation: Volks‧po‧li‧zei
Noun
Volkspolizei f (genitive Volkspolizei, no plural)
- (historical, East Germany) Volkspolizei (the national police force of the German Democratic Republic)
- Synonyms: VP, Vopo, VoPo
Declension
Declension of Volkspolizei
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