policija
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== Latvian ==
=== Noun ===
policija f (4th declension)
police (security organ of a state)
policijas iecirknis ― police station
dienēt policijā ― to serve in the police
policijas priekšnieks ― police chief
drošības policija ― security police
politiskā policija ― political police
kriminālā policija, kriminālpolicija ― criminal police
slepenā policija, slepenpolicija ― secret police
policijas stunda ― curfew (lit. police hour)
(collective) police (people who work in this security organ)
Ieradās policija. ― The police arrived.
police station (building where the police works)
ierasties policijā ― to come to the police
Viņš mani pavadīja uz policiju. ― He accompanied me to the police.
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
kriminālpolicija, kriminālā policija
policijas stunda
slepenpolicija, slepenā policija
== Lithuanian ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολῑτείᾱ (polīteíā), via Russian полиция (policija).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Can we verify(+) this pronunciation?) IPA(key): /poːˈlʲɪt͡sʲɪjɐ/
=== Noun ===
poli̇̀cija f (plural poli̇̀cijos) stress pattern 1
police (an administrative institution to maintain public security and order)
police station (the building where this institution works)
(collectively) police officers (the people who work in this institution)
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
policijantas
policininkas
policinis
=== Further reading ===
“policija”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026
“policija”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2026
Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965), Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch[1], volumes I–II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
== Serbo-Croatian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /polǐt͡sija/
Hyphenation: po‧li‧ci‧ja
Rhymes: -ija
=== Noun ===
polìcija f (Cyrillic spelling полѝција)
police
==== Declension ====
==== Synonyms ====
(police): mìlīcija (mostly historical)
== Slovene ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολῑτείᾱ (polīteíā), compare German Polizei, Italian polizia.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /pɔlit͡síːja/
=== Noun ===
policȋja f
police
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
“policija”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026