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What does «полиция» (politsiya) mean?

Полиция (politsiya) is the police.

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Why: Полиция looks like the English word 'police'. Look for the word on signs and police cars.

Huh, didn't know that: Until 2011 the police were called милиция (militsiya) in Russia, so older books use that word.

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Answer: Police. Полиция looks like the English word 'police'. Look for the word on signs and police cars.

  1. Wiktionary: полиция en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F
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    Checked 2026-10-10.

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