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Post office — Post Post, n. [F. poste, LL. posta station, post (where horses were kept), properly, a fixed or set place, fem. fr. L. positus placed, p. p. of ponere. See {Position}, and cf. {Post} a pillar.] 1. The place at which anything is stopped, placed,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Post office — Post of fice, n. See under 4th {Post}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Post office — For other uses, see Post office (disambiguation). A post office in Oxford, England, UK A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.[ … Wikipedia
post office — noun Date: 1652 1. a government department or agency handling the transmission of mail 2. a local branch of a national post office handling the mail for a particular place or area 3. a game in which a player acting as postmaster or postmistress… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts — Post Office Square (est. 1874) in Boston, Massachusetts is located in the financial district at the intersection of Milk, Congress, Pearl and Water Streets.[1][2] It was named in 1874 after the post office which fronted it,[3] now replaced by the … Wikipedia
Post Office Square, Brisbane — Post Office Square is a public square which is built over a collection of shops. The square is situated between Queen Street and Adelaide Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.Post Office Square was opened on 5 April 1984.The Post Office Square … Wikipedia
Post Office (novel) — Post Office (1971) is a novel written by Charles Bukowski. In the same way that Ham On Rye can be said to be an autobiographical account of Bukowski s childhood, Post Office may be said to be an autobiographical account of Bukowski s later years … Wikipedia
Post Office (game) — Post Office is a kissing game historically played by American teenagers at parties. Rules The group playing is divided into two groups; one male, the other female. One group goes into another space or room, such as a bedroom, which is called the… … Wikipedia
Post Office Telecommunications — was set up as a separate department of the UK Post Office, in October 1969. The Post Office Act of that year was passed to provide for greater efficiency in post and telephone services; rather than run a range of services, each organisation would … Wikipedia
Post Office Square — can refer to either of the following:* Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts * Post Office Square, Brisbane Post Office Square in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia … Wikipedia
Post Office Road — Location Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England … Wikipedia
