"Scotland Yard" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From the address, originally at Great Scotland Yard off Whitehall, then at New Scotland Yard on the Embankment, and (currently) at New Scotland Yard in Westminster. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Scotland Yard}} Scotland Yard
  1. The headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Department of the London Metropolitan Police Force. Translations (headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Department of the London Metropolitan Police Force): سْكُوتْلَانْد يَارْد (skūtlānd yārd) [masculine] (Arabic), 蘇格蘭場 (Chinese Mandarin), 苏格兰场 (Sūgélán Chǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), Scotland Yard (Finnish), Scotland Yard [masculine] (French), Σκότλαντ Γιαρντ (Skótlant Giarnt) (Greek), スコットランドヤード (Sukottorando Yādo) (Japanese), Скотланд Јард (Skotland Jard) [masculine] (Macedonian), Ско́тланд-Ярд (Skótland-Jard) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Scotland_Yard-en-name-kyzpeJEa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of 'headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Department of the London Metropolitan Police Force': 94 6
  2. (metonymically) The police in London. Tags: metonymically
    Sense id: en-Scotland_Yard-en-name-sXrlIi4b Categories (other): English metonyms

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