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post

 
 
/pəʊst/ noun

Translation

SYSTEM [no plural] UK ( US mail) the system for sending letters, parcels, etc
posta, posta teşkilâtı
Your letter is in the post. I'm sending the documents by post.12101638
LETTERS [U] UK ( US mail) letters, parcels, etc that you send or receive
posta, gönderiler
Has the post arrived/come yet? Did I get any post today?12101638
JOB [C] formal a job
iş, görev, makam, mevkî, memuriyet
a part-time post a teaching post1436
POLE [C] a long, vertical piece of wood or metal fixed into the ground at one end
direk, kazık, sopa
I found the dog tied to a post.1270
PLACE [C] a place where someone stands to guard something
nöbet yeri, nöbetçi kulübesi, karakol, nokta, mevkî
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(Definition of post noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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