poste restante
noun [U] /ˌpəʊstˈres.tɑːnt/ /-tɑ̃ːnt/
/ˌpoʊst.resˈtɑːnt/ UK (US general delivery)Definition
› a system in which a post office keeps someone's post until they can collect it, usually used by people who are travellingThe postal system poste restante adverb › I don't know the name of her hotel, so I'm sending her mail poste restante.The postal system
(Definition of poste restante noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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