noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈpəʊs(t)kəʊd/
General-American:/ˈpoʊs(t)ˌkoʊd/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address to aid the sorting and delivery of post or mail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address to aid the sorting and delivery of post or mail.
The region denoted by such a sequence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK, broadly
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A four-digit number added to a postal address to sort and deliver mail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, New-Zealand
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To give a postcode to; to mark with a postcode.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ZIP code, ZIP, postal code
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: code
History
Etymology
From post + code.
Across languages
Translations
95 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
poskode
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Albanian:
kod postar
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Arabic:
رَمْز بَرِيدِيّ
(ramz barīdiyy)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܪܸܡܙܵܐ ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܵܝܵܐ
(rimzā bīldārāyā)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Armenian:
փոստային ինդեքս
(pʻostayin indekʻs)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Azerbaijani:
poçt indeksi
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Belarusian:
пашто́вы і́ндэкс
(paštóvy índeks)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Bengali:
পোস্ট কোড
(pōsṭ kōḍ)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Bulgarian:
по́щенски код
(póštenski kod)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Burmese:
စာတိုက်သင်္ကေတ
(catuiksangketa.)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Chinese Cantonese:
郵政編碼 /邮政编码
(jau4 zing3 pin1 maa5)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Chinese Cantonese:
郵編 /邮编
(jau4 pin1)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Chinese Cantonese:
郵區編號 /邮区编号
(jau4 keoi1 pin1 hou6)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Chinese Mandarin:
郵政編碼 /邮政编码
(yóuzhèng biānmǎ)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Chinese Mandarin:
郵編 /邮编
(yóubiān)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Chinese Mandarin:
郵遞區號 /邮递区号
(yóudì qūhào)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Czech:
směrovací číslo
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Czech:
poštovní směrovací číslo
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Czech:
PSČ
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Danish:
postnummer
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Dutch:
postcode
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Dutch:
postnummer
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Esperanto:
poŝtkodo
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Estonian:
postiindeks
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Finnish:
postinumero
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
French:
code postal
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Georgian:
საფოსტო კოდი
(saposṭo ḳodi)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Georgian:
საფოსტო ინდექსი
(saposṭo indeksi)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
German:
PLZ
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
German:
Postleitzahl
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Greek:
ταχυδρομικός κώδικας
(tachydromikós kódikas)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Greek:
ΤΚ
(TK)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Hebrew:
מִקּוּד
(mikúd)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Hindi:
पोस्टकोड
(posṭkoḍ)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Hungarian:
irányítószám
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Icelandic:
póstnúmer
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Ido:
kodexo postala
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Indonesian:
kode pos
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Irish:
postchód
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Italian:
codice postale
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Japanese:
郵便番号
(yūbin bangō)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Kazakh:
пошта индексі
(poşta indeksı)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Khmer:
លេខប្រៃសណីយ៍
(leek praysaʼnii)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Korean:
우편번호
(upyeonbeonho)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Northern Kurdish:
koda posteyê
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Kyrgyz:
почта индекси
(pocta indeksi)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Lao:
ລະຫັດໄປສະນີ
(la hat pai sa nī)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Latvian:
pasta kods
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Latvian:
pasta indeks
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Lithuanian:
pašto kodas
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Macedonian:
поштенски број
(poštenski broj)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Malay:
poskod
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Māori:
tohu karere
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Mongolian:
шуудангийн индекс
(šuudangiin indeks)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Norman:
codement postal
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Norwegian Bokmål:
postnummer
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Norwegian Nynorsk:
postnummer
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Pashto:
پوستي کوډ
(posti koḍ)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Iranian Persian:
کُدِ پُسْتی
(kod-e posti)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Polish:
kod pocztowy
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Portuguese:
código postal
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Portuguese:
código de endereçamento postal
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Portuguese:
CEP
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Romanian:
cod poștal
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Russian:
почто́вый и́ндекс
(počtóvyj índɛks)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Scottish Gaelic:
còd postachd
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Serbo-Croatian:
поштански број
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Serbo-Croatian:
поштански код
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Serbo-Croatian:
poštanski broj
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Serbo-Croatian:
poštanski kod
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Silesian:
brifkod
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Sinhalese:
තැපැල් කේතය
(tæpæl kētaya)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Slovak:
poštové smerovacie číslo
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Slovak:
PSČ
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Slovak:
smerovacie číslo
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Slovene:
poštna številka
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Spanish:
código postal
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Swahili:
postikodi
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Swedish:
postkod
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Tajik:
нишонаи почта
(nišona-yi počta)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Tamil:
அஞ்சல் குறியீடு
(añcal kuṟiyīṭu)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Tatar:
почта индексы
(poçta indeksı)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Thai:
รหัสไปรษณีย์
(rá-hàt-bprai-sà-nii)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Turkish:
posta kodu
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Turkmen:
poçta indeksi
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Ukrainian:
пошто́вий і́ндекс
(poštóvyj índeks)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Urdu:
رَمْزِ ڈاک
(ramz-i ḍāk)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Urdu:
پوسْٹ کوڈ
(posṭ koḍ)
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Uzbek:
pochta indeksi
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Vietnamese:
mã bưu chính
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Vietnamese:
mã thư tín
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Welsh:
cod post
— sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address