constabulary
/kənˈstæbjʊləɹi/
constabulary adjective: of or relating to constables.
Adjective
constabulary (not comparable)
Noun
constabulary (countable and uncountable, plural constabularies)
- A police force.
- The police in a particular district or area.
- […] the wretched creature went to the police for help; she was versed in the law, and perhaps had spared no pains to keep on good terms with the local constabulary.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XLIV, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC, page 361
- As Hiro is entering their neighborhood, he sees men running down the undulating pontoon bridge that serves as the main street, carrying guns and knives. The local constabulary.1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 385
constabulary meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
constabulary in Hindi
- कांस्टेबुलरी, कॉन्स्टेबुलरी, कॉन्स्टाबुलरी
constabulary in Tamil
- ஊர்க்காவலரின் படைத்தொகுதி, ஊர்க்காவலரைச் சார்ந்த, அமைதி அதிகாரியின் சார்பு கொண்ட
constabulary in Marathi
- कॉन्स्टाब्युलरी, कॉन्स्टेब्युलरी, कॉन्स्टेबुलरी
constabulary in Urdu
- کانسٹیبلری, کانسٹابولری, کانسٹبلری
More languagesFewer languages
- constabulary in Bengali
- কনস্টাবুলারি, কনস্ট্যাবুলারি, কনস্টাবলারি
- constabulary in Telugu
- కాన్స్టాబులరీ, కాన్స్టాబ్యులరీ, కాన్స్టాబ్యూలరీ
- constabulary in Malayalam
- പോലീസ് സേന, സമാധാനസംരക്ഷക സൈന്യം, പോലീസുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട, കോൺസ്റ്റബിൾമാരുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട
- constabulary in Kannada
- ಕಾನ್ಸ್ಟಾಬ್ಯುಲರಿ, ಕಾನ್ಸ್ಟಾಬುಲರಿ, ಕಾನ್ಸ್ಟಾಬಲ್ಯುರಿ
- constabulary in Punjabi
- ਕਾਂਸਟੇਬਲਰੀ, ਕਾਂਸਟੈਬੁਲਰੀ, ਕੰਸਟਾਬੁਲਰੀ
- constabulary in Gujarati
- કોન્સ્ટેબ્યુલરી, કોન્સ્ટેબુલરી, કોન્સ્ટાબ્યુલરી
- constabulary in Odia
- କନଷ୍ଟାବୁଲାରୀ, କନଷ୍ଟେବୁଲାରୀ, କନ୍ସଟାବୁଲାରୀ
- constabulary in Nepali
- कन्स्टेबुलरी, कोन्स्टेबुलरी, कन्सटाबुलरी
Synonyms of constabulary
Forms of constabulary
| plural | constabularies |
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Origin of constabulary
From mediaeval Latin conestabularia, a noun use of the feminine version of conestabularius, from Latin constabulus, from comes stabuli, literally ‘master of the stables’.
Phrases with constabulary
Questions about constabulary
- What does constabulary mean?
- Constabulary means of or relating to constables.
- What is constabulary in Hindi?
- Constabulary in Hindi is कांस्टेबुलरी, कॉन्स्टेबुलरी, कॉन्स्टाबुलरी. See Constabulary meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is constabulary?
- Constabulary can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce constabulary?
- Constabulary is pronounced /kənˈstæbjʊləɹi/.
Words near constabulary in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: constabulary (page history and authors); constabulary (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); constabulary (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); constabulary (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); constabulary (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); constabulary (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); constabulary (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); constabulary (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); constabulary (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); constabulary (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); constabulary (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); constabulary (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); constabulary (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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