Scotland Yard
(metonym) The police in London.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(metonym) The police in London.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK
(UK) The headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Department of the London Metropolitan Police Force.
Origin: 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. thumb|. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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