No. 96 in Slovak

polícia

Police.

In a sentence

Polícia vyriešila komplikovaný prípad.
The police solved a complicated case.
Here, 'polícia' is used as a proper noun referring to the institution of police.
Videla som policajné auto zaparkované pred domom.
I saw a police car parked in front of the house.
Here, the word 'polícia' is implied through its adjectival form 'policajné', referring to something associated with the police, in this case, the car.
Miestna polícia organizuje informativne podujatie pre obyvateľov.
The local police are organizing an informational event for the residents.
In this sentence, 'polícia' is described with the adjective 'miestna', emphasizing its local community role.

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