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Vopo

UK/ˈfəʊpəʊ/

Vopo noun: a member of the Volkspolizei.

Noun

Vopo (plural Vopos or Vopo)

  1. A member of the Volkspolizei.
    • He imagined the co-opted West German policeman who […] knew the bridge by heart and could tell the regulars from the casuals and spot the smallest bad omen the moment it occurred: the silent doubling of the watch, the Vopo sharpshooters easing softly into place.1979, John Le Carré, Smiley's People, Folio Society, published 2010, page 360

Forms of Vopo

pluralVopos
pluralVopo

Origin of Vopo

From German Vopo m, abbreviation of Volkspolizist m (but see also Vopo f, also VoPo f, short for Volkspolizei f).

Questions about Vopo

What does Vopo mean?
Vopo means a member of the Volkspolizei.
What part of speech is Vopo?
Vopo is a noun.
How do you pronounce Vopo?
Vopo is pronounced /ˈfəʊpəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of Vopo?
The plural of Vopo is Vopos.

Words near Vopo in the dictionary

  1. Voortrekkers
  2. voorwerp
  3. voorwerpje
  4. voorwerps
  5. VOP
  6. Vopo
  7. Vopos
  8. VOPs
  9. voqui blanco
  10. vor
  11. Vora

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