Volkspolizei

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from German Volkspolizei. === Proper noun === Volkspolizei (historical) The national police force of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). == German == === Etymology === From Volk (“people, nation”) +‎ -s- +‎ Polizei (“police”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɔlkspoliˌt͡saɪ̯/ Hyphenation: Volks‧po‧li‧zei === Noun === Volkspolizei f (genitive Volkspolizei, no plural) (historical, East Germany) Volkspolizei (the national police force of the German Democratic Republic) Synonyms: VP, Vopo, VoPo ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Volkspolizei” in Duden online “Volkspolizei”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)