name
Meaning 1
MI5.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, formal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
security service
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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sĭ-kyo͝or′ĭ-tē sûr′vĭs
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Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /sɪˌkjʊə̯.ɪ.tiː ˈsɜː.vɪs/
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Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /sɪˌkjɔː-/
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Canada, General-American: /sɪˌkjʊɹ.ɪ.ti ˈsɜɹ.vɪs/
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New-Zealand: /səˌkjʉ(ː)ə̯.ə.tiː ˈsøː.vəs/
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New-Zealand: /səˌkjoː-/
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Scotland: /sɪˌkjʉɹ.ɪ.ti ˈsɛɹ.vɪs/
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India: /sɪˌkjoː(ɾ).ɪ.ʈiː ˈsɜː(ɾ).vɪs/
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India: /sɪˌkjuːɾ-/
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India: /-ˈsɛɾ.vɪs/
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India: /-ˈsəɾ.vɪs/
noun
Meaning 2
A government organization established to protect its nation and its secrets from enemies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see security, service.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence on British territory
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: MI, Military Intelligence Section 5
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: international intelligence agency
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 國家安全機構 /国家安全机构 (guójiā ānquán jīgòu) — government organization
- Czech: zpravodajská služba — government organization
- Dutch: Geheime dienst — government organization
- Finnish: suojelupoliisi — government organization
- Finnish: turvallisuuspalvelu — government organization
- French: service de sécurité — government organization
- German: Sicherheitsdienst — government organization
- Hungarian: elhárítás — government organization
- Hungarian: titkosszolgálat — government organization
- Hungarian: nemzetbiztonsági szolgálat — government organization
- Italian: servizio segreto — government organization
- Japanese: セキュリティー·サービス (sekyuritī-sābisu) — government organization
- Japanese: 保安部 (hoanbu) — government organization
- Polish: służba bezpieczeństwa — government organization
- Portuguese: agência de segurança — government organization
- Russian: слу́жба безопа́сности (slúžba bezopásnosti) — government organization
- Spanish: servicio de seguridad — government organization
- Swedish: säkerhetstjänst — government organization