"post town" meaning in All languages combined

See post town on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: post towns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} post town (plural post towns)
  1. (UK) A locality for the purpose of classifying postal mail by delivery area. Wikipedia link: post town Tags: UK Categories (topical): Post

Inflected forms

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