No. 802 in Serbian
полиција
"Полиција" in English means "police."
In a sentence
Полиција брзо реагује у хитним случајевима.
The police quickly respond in emergencies.
The word 'полиција' is used as the subject, referring to the police as an organization.
Видели смо полицијска кола која патролирају нашим крајем.
We saw police cars patrolling our neighborhood.
Here, 'полиција' is implied in the descriptive form 'полицијска', attributing the ownership of the cars.
Позвао сам полицију када сам примио чудан позив.
I called the police when I received a strange call.
In this sentence, 'полиција' denotes the entity or services contacted to report an incident.
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