Kilo Lingo

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feminine

/komisaˈɾia/

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Translation

police station

Word origin

From 'comisario' ('superintendent, commissioner') plus the place-forming suffix '-ía', ultimately from Medieval Latin commissarius, from Latin committere ('to entrust').

Origin
Latin
Root
committere
English cognates
commissary, commit, commission

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralcomisarías

Examples

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We went to the police station to file a report.

.

The police station is near the square.

.

They took him to the police station after the accident.

¿ ?

Do you know where the nearest police station is?

.

The officer was waiting for us at the police station.

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This word is part of lesson 43.