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sub-post office

sub-post office noun: a post office run by a self-employed subpostmaster on behalf of the central post office.

Noun

sub-post office (plural sub-post offices)

  1. (UK) A post office run by a self-employed subpostmaster on behalf of the central post office.

Forms of sub-post office

pluralsub-post offices

Origin of sub-post office

From sub- + post office.

Questions about sub-post office

What does sub-post office mean?
Sub-post office means a post office run by a self-employed subpostmaster on behalf of the central post office.
What part of speech is sub-post office?
Sub-post office is a noun.
What is the plural of sub-post office?
The plural of sub-post office is sub-post offices.

Words near sub-post office in the dictionary

  1. sub-periods
  2. sub-pixel
  3. sub-pixels
  4. sub-plot
  5. sub-plots
  6. sub-post office
  7. sub-post offices
  8. sub-postmaster
  9. sub-postmasters
  10. sub-postmistress
  11. sub-postmistresses

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