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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin quaestūra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kwesˈtu.ra/
- Rhymes: -ura
- Hyphenation: que‧stù‧ra
Noun
questura f (plural questure)
- police force
- police headquarters
Descendants
References
- questura in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Participle
questūra
- inflection of questūrus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Participle
questūrā
- ablative feminine singular of questūrus