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Mossos d'Esquadra

/ˌmɒsəʊz dɪˈskwɑːdɹə/

Mossos d'Esquadra proper noun: the police force of Catalonia, Spain.

mossos d'esquadra: the police force of Catalonia, Spain
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Proper noun

Mossos d'Esquadra

  1. The police force of Catalonia, Spain.
    • Although Puigdemont has resisted internal political pressure to now formally declare Catalan independence, he has refused to rule out the move, which would escalate tensions further and could pit the regional police force, the Mossos d’Esquadra, against the thousands of Spanish Guardia Civil and...2017 October 22, Sam Jones, “Catalonia weighs up declaration of independence”, in the Guardian

Origin of Mossos d'Esquadra

Unadapted borrowing from Catalan Mossos d'Esquadra (literally “team officers”).

Questions about Mossos d'Esquadra

What does Mossos d'Esquadra mean?
Mossos d'Esquadra means the police force of Catalonia, Spain.
What part of speech is Mossos d'Esquadra?
Mossos d'Esquadra is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Mossos d'Esquadra?
Mossos d'Esquadra is pronounced /ˌmɒsəʊz dɪˈskwɑːdɹə/.

Words near Mossos d'Esquadra in the dictionary

  1. Mossmans
  2. Mosso
  3. Mossom
  4. Mossop
  5. Mossos
  6. Mossos d'Esquadra
  7. Mosspark
  8. mossplant
  9. mosstone
  10. mosstrooper
  11. mosstroopers

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