post office
noun
1
: a government department or agency handling the transmission of mail
2
: a local branch of a national post office handling the mail for a particular place or area
3
: a game in which a player acting as postmaster or postmistress may exact a kiss from one of the opposite sex as payment for the pretended delivery of a letter
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Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Glenrio had gas stations and motels, a restaurant and a post office.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Published out of the News Division of President Woodrow Wilson’s Committee on Public Information, the newspaper appeared in government offices, post offices, and military installations until the end of the war.
—Corey Hutchins, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Ortea Palace Hotel, Autograph Collection Set in a former 1920s post office, Ortea Palace Hotel is conveniently located right across the bridge from mainland Syracuse and is considered one of the best hotels in Sicily.
—Michele Becker, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2026
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Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Glenrio had gas stations and motels, a restaurant and a post office.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Published out of the News Division of President Woodrow Wilson’s Committee on Public Information, the newspaper appeared in government offices, post offices, and military installations until the end of the war.
—Corey Hutchins, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Ortea Palace Hotel, Autograph Collection Set in a former 1920s post office, Ortea Palace Hotel is conveniently located right across the bridge from mainland Syracuse and is considered one of the best hotels in Sicily.
—Michele Becker, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Post office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20office. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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