No. 406 in Greek

αστυνομία

Police.

In a sentence

Η αστυνομία ερευνά την υπόθεση.
The police are investigating the case.
Here, 'αστυνομία' refers to the police force, highlighting its role in law enforcement.
Κάλεσε την αστυνομία όταν διαπίστωσε την κλοπή.
He called the police upon discovering the theft.
In this context, 'αστυνομία' is used to denote the organization expected to handle emergencies or illegal activities.
Στην περιοχή μας υπάρχει αστυνομικός σταθμός.
In our area, there is a police station.
Here, 'αστυνομία' indirectly refers to the location or establishment associated with the police, in this case, the police station.

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