No. 250 in Slovenian
policija
"Policija" means "police" in English.
In a sentence
Policija je hitro prispela na kraj dogodka.
The police quickly arrived at the scene of the incident.
The word 'policija' is used here as a singular noun representing the police force as an entity.
Imam prijatelja, ki dela za policijo.
I have a friend who works for the police.
Here, 'policija' denotes the institution or organization as a place of employment.
Otroci so se igrali igro policistov in policije.
The children were playing a game of cops and the police.
In this sentence, 'policija' is used to describe the concept of the role or figure of the police within a scenario or play.
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