"general delivery" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} general delivery (uncountable)
  1. (US, Canada) The issuing of postal mail to recipients from a post office counter, rather than by delivering it to their addresses. Tags: Canada, US, uncountable Synonyms: poste restante
    Sense id: en-general_delivery-en-noun-FiC-0MaR Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header

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