noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈpəʊst ˌɒfɪs/
General-American:/ˈpoʊst ˌɔfɪs/
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cot-caught-merger:/ˈpoʊst ˌɑfɪs/
1
noun
Meaning 1
A place (building, office, shop, or counter) concerned with the business of delivering letters, post or mail and selling stamps, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: postal outlet, postal service, postal station
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An organization that delivers letters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A party game involving the exchange of kisses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: postman's knock
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a children's game in which kisses are exchanged for pretended letters
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: child's game
5
noun
Meaning 5
an independent agency of the federal government responsible for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications) between individuals and businesses in the United States
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: United States Post Office, US Post Office, PO
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: independent agency
6
noun
Meaning 6
a local branch where postal services are available"
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: local post office
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: branch, subdivision, arm
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
210 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
poskantoor
— place
Albanian:
postë
— place
Amharic:
ፖስታ ቤት
(posta bet)
— place
Amharic:
ፖስታ
(posta)
— place
Arabic:
مَكْتَب الْبَرِيد
(maktab al-barīd)
— place
Arabic:
بَرِيد
(barīd)
— place
Arabic:
بريد
(barīd)
— place
Arabic:
بوسطة
(busṭa)
— place
Arabic:
بريد
(barīd)
— place
Arabic:
بوسطة
(bosṭa)
— place
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܒܹܝܬ ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܵܐ
(bēt bīldara)
— place
Armenian:
փոստ
(pʻost)
— place
Armenian:
փոստային բաժանմունք
(pʻostayin bažanmunkʻ)
— place
Armenian:
նամակատուն
(namakatun)
— place
Assamese:
ডাকঘৰ
(dakoghor)
— place
Azerbaijani:
poçt
— place
Azerbaijani:
poçt idarəsi
— place
Azerbaijani:
poçt şöbəsi
— place
Belarusian:
пашто́вае аддзяле́нне
(paštóvaje addzjaljénnje)
— place
Belarusian:
пашто́вае аддзяле́ньне
(paštóvaje addzjaljénʹnje)
— place
Belarusian:
по́шта
(póšta)
— place
Belarusian:
пашта́мт
(paštámt)
— place
Bengali:
ডাক বিভাগ
(ḍak bibhag)
— place
Bengali:
ডাকঘর
(ḍakoghor)
— place
Bislama:
postofis
— place
Bulgarian:
по́ща
(póšta)
— place
Burmese:
စာတိုက်
(catuik)
— place
Catalan:
oficina de correus
— place
Catalan:
oficina postal
— place
Chinese Cantonese:
郵局 /邮局
— place
Chinese Cantonese:
郵政局 /邮政局
— place
Chinese:
юҗү
(iužü)
— place
Gan Chinese:
郵政局 /邮政局
(iu4 ziin4 qiuh7)
— place
Chinese:
郵便局 /邮便局
(zh-min-nan)
— place
Chinese Mandarin:
郵局 /邮局
(yóujú)
— place
Chinese Mandarin:
郵便局 /邮便局
(yóubiànjú)
— place
Wu Chinese:
郵局 /邮局
(6yeu-jioq; 6yeu-jiuq)
— place
Wu Chinese:
郵政局 /邮政局
(6yeu-zen-jiuq; 6yeu-zen-jioq)
— place
Cornish:
lytherva
— place
Cornish:
sodhva an post
— place
Czech:
pošta
— place
Danish:
posthus
— place
Danish:
postkontor
— place
Dutch:
postkantoor
— place
Dutch:
posterij
— place
Esperanto:
poŝtejo
— place
Esperanto:
poŝtoficejo
— place
Estonian:
postkontor
— place
Faroese:
posthús
— place
Finnish:
posti
— place
Finnish:
postitoimisto
— place
French:
bureau de poste
— place
Galician:
oficina de correos
— place
Galician:
correos
— place
Georgian:
ფოსტა
(posṭa)
— place
German:
Postamt
— place
German:
Post
— place
Greek:
ταχυδρομείο
(tachydromeío)
— place
Gujarati:
પોસ્ટ ઓફિસ
(posṭ ophis)
— place
Hausa:
fasa'ofis
— place
Hebrew:
דואר
— place
Hebrew:
דֹּאַר
(dó'ar)
— place
Hindi:
डाकघर
(ḍākghar)
— place
Hindi:
पोस्ट-ऑफ़िस
(posṭ-ŏfis)
— place
Hindi:
डाकख़ाना
(ḍākxānā)
— place
Hungarian:
posta
— place
Icelandic:
pósthús
— place
Ido:
posto-kontoro
— place
Indonesian:
kantor pos
— place
Irish:
oifig an phoist
— place
Irish:
oifig poist
— place
Italian:
ufficio postale
— place
Italian:
posta
— place
Japanese:
郵便局
(yūbinkyoku)
— place
Kanakanabu:
iuci
— place
Kannada:
ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ
(añce kacēri)
— place
Kannada:
ಅಂಚೆಮನೆ
(añcemane)
— place
Kazakh:
пошта
(poşta)
— place
Khmer:
ប្រៃសណីយ៍
(praysaʼnii)
— place
Khmer:
ប៉ុស្តិ៍
(poh)
— place
Khmer:
ប្រអប់ប្រៃសណីយ៍
(prɑɑʼɑp praysaʼnii)
— place
Korean:
우체국
(ucheguk)
— place
Korean:
우편국
(upyeon'guk)
— place
Korean:
체신소
(chesinso)
— place
Central Kurdish:
پۆستخانە
(postxane)
— place
Central Kurdish:
پۆستە
(poste)
— place
Northern Kurdish:
postexane
— place
Northern Kurdish:
postxane
— place
Kyrgyz:
почта
(pocta)
— place
Lao:
ໄປສະນີ
(pai sa nī)
— place
Lao:
ຫ້ອງການໄປສະນີ
(hǭng kān pai sa nī)
— place
Latin:
diribitorium
— place
Latvian:
pasta nodaļa
— place
Lithuanian:
pašto skyrius
— place
Lithuanian:
paštas
— place
Macedonian:
пошта
(pošta)
— place
Malay:
kantor pos
— place
Malay:
pejabat pos
— place
Malayalam:
പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസ്
(pōsṟṟ ōphīsŭ)
— place
Malayalam:
താപാലാപ്പീസ്
(tāpālāppīsŭ)
— place
Māori:
tari poutapeta
— place
Mòcheno:
post
— place
Mongolian:
шууангийн салбар
(šuuangiin salbar)
— place
Navajo:
naaltsoos ndahageehédi
— place
Navajo:
naaltsoos bá hooghan
— place
Navajo:
naaltsoos nehegeehégi
— place
Norwegian Bokmål:
postkontor
— place
Norwegian Bokmål:
posthus
— place
Occitan:
pòsta
— place
Occitan:
ofici postal
— place
Odia:
ଡାକ ଘର
(ḍāka ghara)
— place
Oromo:
mana poostaa
— place
Pannonian Rusyn:
пошта
(pošta)
— place
Pashto:
پوسته خانه
(posta xāna)
— place
Iranian Persian:
اِدارِهٔ پُسْت
(edâre-ye post)
— place
Iranian Persian:
پُسْتْخانِه
(postxâne)
— place
Iranian Persian:
چاپارْخانِه
(čâpârxâne)
— place
Plautdietsch:
Postaumt
— place
Polish:
poczta
— place
Portuguese:
estação de correios
— place
Portuguese:
correio
— place
Punjabi:
ਡਾਕਖ਼ਾਨਾ
(ḍākxānā)
— place
Punjabi:
ਡਾਕ ਘਰ
(ḍāk ghar)
— place
Punjabi:
ਪੋਸਟ ਆਫ਼ਿਸ
(posaṭ āfis)
— place
Romanian:
oficiu poștal
— place
Russian:
почто́вое отделе́ние
(počtóvoje otdelénije)
— place
Russian:
по́чта
(póčta)
— place
Russian:
почта́мт
(počtámt)
— place
Russian:
главпочта́мт
(glavpočtámt)
— place
Scottish Gaelic:
oifis a' phuist
— place
Scottish Gaelic:
post-oifis
— place
Serbo-Croatian:
по̏шта
— place
Serbo-Croatian:
pȍšta
— place
Sinhalese:
තැපැල් කන්තෝරුව
(tæpæl kantōruwa)
— place
Slovak:
pošta
— place
Slovene:
pošta
— place
Lower Sorbian:
post
— place
Lower Sorbian:
postownja
— place
Spanish:
correos
— place
Spanish:
casa de correos
— place
Spanish:
oficina de correos
— place
Spanish:
estafeta
— place
Spanish:
oficina postal
— place
Spanish:
posta
— place
Spanish:
cartería
— place
Swahili:
posta
— place
Swedish:
postkontor
— place
Tagalog:
koreo
— place
Tajik:
почта
(počta)
— place
Tajik:
почтахона
(počtaxona)
— place
Tamil:
அஞ்சலகம்
(añcalakam)
— place
Telugu:
పోస్టాఫీసు
(pōsṭāphīsu)
— place
Thai:
ที่ทําการไปรษณีย์
(tîi-tam-gaan-bprai-sà-nii)
— place
Thai:
ไปรษณีย์
(bprai-sà-nii)
— place
Tibetan:
སྦྲག་ཁང
(sbrag khang)
— place
Turkish:
postane
— place
Ottoman Turkish:
پوستهخانه
(posta-hane)
— place
Turkmen:
poçta
— place
Ukrainian:
пошто́ве відді́лення
(poštóve viddílennja)
— place