postcode
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postcode
- /ˈpəʊs(t)kəʊd/ UK
- /ˈpoʊs(t)ˌkoʊd/ US
noun postcodes · post code
- 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. The Environment Agency says it is mainly the most deprived postcodes that are the most flood-prone.
- A four-digit number added to a postal address to sort and deliver mail.
verb postcodes · postcoding · postcoded · post code
- To give a postcode to; to mark with a postcode.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: postal code, zip code, post, zip, box number, zipcode, postage code, prefix, number, outcode, box no., number plate, monomark, full stop, sort code, code
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noun sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
| Español | código postal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 우편번호 upyeonbeonho |
| 日本語 | 郵便番号 yūbin bangō |
| 中文 | 郵政編碼 /邮政编码 yóuzhèng biānmǎ, 郵編 /邮编 yóubiān, 郵遞區號 /邮递区号 yóudì qūhào |
| हिन्दी | पोस्टकोड posṭkoḍ |
| Kiswahili | postikodi |
| Português | código postal, código de endereçamento postal, CEP |
| Français | code postal |
| Deutsch | PLZ, Postleitzahl |
| Italiano | codice postale |
| Ελληνικά | ταχυδρομικός κώδικας tachydromikós kódikas, ΤΚ TK |
| Română | cod poștal |
| Русский | почто́вый и́ндекс počtóvyj índɛks |
| Tiếng Việt | mã bưu chính, mã thư tín |
| العربية | رَمْز بَرِيدِيّ ramz barīdiyy |
| עברית | מִקּוּד mikúd |
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title = {postcode},
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