general post office

noun

1. (in the U.S. postal system) the main post office of a city, county, etc., that also has branch post offices. G.P.O., GPO

General Post Office

noun

1. (in Britain until 1969) the department of the central Government that provided postal and telephone services

2. the main post office in a locality

Word History and Origins

Origin of general post office¹

First recorded in 1650–60

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