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Old Scotland Yard

Old Scotland Yard proper noun: the original headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police Service, located on Great Scotland Yard street in Westminster.

Proper noun

Old Scotland Yard

  1. (UK, historical) The original headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police Service, located on Great Scotland Yard street in Westminster.

Questions about Old Scotland Yard

What does Old Scotland Yard mean?
Old Scotland Yard means the original headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police Service, located on Great Scotland Yard street in Westminster.
What part of speech is Old Scotland Yard?
Old Scotland Yard is a proper noun.

Words near Old Scotland Yard in the dictionary

  1. Old Saybrook
  2. Old Scandinavian
  3. old school
  4. old schooler
  5. old schoolers
  6. Old Scotland Yard
  7. Old Scratch
  8. Old Serbo-Croatian
  9. Old Serpent
  10. old shoe
  11. old shoes

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