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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespostal address
/ˈpoʊstəl əˈdrɛs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The details of the place where someone lives or where an organization is located, to which mail can be sent.
"Please provide your full postal address so we can ship the order to you."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'postal', relating to the post office or mail delivery (from French 'poste', ultimately from Latin 'posita', past participle of 'ponere', to place), and 'address', from Old French 'aresser' or Latin 'adirectiare', to direct towards.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "postal address" is said worldwide
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adresse postale
Transliteration: adresse postale
"Veuillez indiquer votre adresse postale complète."
Postanschrift
Transliteration: Postanschrift
"Bitte geben Sie Ihre Postanschrift an."
indirizzo postale
Transliteration: indirizzo postale
"Inserisci il tuo indirizzo postale per la spedizione."
dirección postal
Transliteration: dirección postal
"Por favor, escriba su dirección postal aquí."
morada postal
Transliteration: morada postal
"Indique a sua morada postal para o envio."
डाक का पता
Transliteration: dak ka pata
"कृपया अपना डाक का पता दर्ज करें।"
通讯地址
Transliteration: tōngxùn dìzhǐ
"请留下您的通讯地址以便寄送信件。"
우편 주소
Transliteration: upyeon juso
"물품을 받을 우편 주소를 적어 주세요."
宛先住所
Transliteration: atesaki jūsho
"書類の送付先となる宛先住所を入力してください。"
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