"sub-post office" meaning in All languages combined

See sub-post office on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: sub-post offices [plural]
Etymology: sub- + post office Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|post office}} sub- + post office Head templates: {{en-noun|nolinkhead=1}} sub-post office (plural sub-post offices)
  1. (UK) A post office run by a self-employed subpostmaster on behalf of the central post office. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-sub-post_office-en-noun-T0LE5e~w Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub-

Inflected forms

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