"Post" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Posts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Post (countable and uncountable, plural Posts)
  1. (newspapers) A common name (often in combination) for a newspaper or periodical, such as The Washington Post or the New York Post. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (common name for a newspaper or periodical): bưu báo (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Post-en-name-A6aSQ68C Categories (other): Newspapers Topics: journalism, media, newspapers Disambiguation of 'common name for a newspaper or periodical': 81 2 3 4 11
  2. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Post-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  3. A village in Iran. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Iran, Villages in Iran
    Sense id: en-Post-en-name-3buaqLQW
  4. An unincorporated community in Crook County, Oregon, named after Walter H. Post. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Oregon, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Oregon, USA
    Sense id: en-Post-en-name-NvfjiZey
  5. A city, the county seat of Garza County, Texas, named after C. W. Post. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Texas, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Texas, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Post-en-name-IzbQuHgT Categories (other): County seats of Texas, USA, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 1 2 17 66 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 3 0 29 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 7 5 2 18 48 1 2 2 8 3 1 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 3 1 16 55 1 2 1 9 4 0 0 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 11 5 3 32 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: Times

Inflected forms

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