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postal code

American  

noun

  1. British. postcode.

  2. Canadian. a mailing code system similar to the zip code in the U.S. and the postcode in Britain.

postal code British  

noun

  1. US equivalent: zip code.  Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): postcode.  a code of letters and digits used as part of a postal address to aid the sorting of mail

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Etymology

Origin of postal code

First recorded in 1965–70

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