"polisi" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-polisi.flac Forms: polisi class IX [canonical], polisi class X [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English police. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|en|police}} Borrowed from English police Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} polisi class IX (plural polisi class X)
  1. police (an organisation that enforces the law) Categories (topical): Law enforcement, Occupations
    Sense id: en-polisi-sw-noun-Y0TWN00e Disambiguation of Law enforcement: 84 16 Disambiguation of Occupations: 64 36 Categories (other): Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 12 6 3 3 12 12 37 3 5 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 5 3 3 9 9 51 3 4 5 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 97 3

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-polisi.flac Forms: polisi class V [canonical], mapolisi class VI [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English police. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|en|police}} Borrowed from English police Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} polisi class V (plural mapolisi class VI)
  1. police officer Synonyms (officer): afisa wa polisi, afisa wa usalama
    Sense id: en-polisi-sw-noun-lur~KYyi

Inflected forms

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        },
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      "sense": "officer",
      "word": "afisa wa usalama"
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