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Record 1 2014-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Post Offices
DEF

[A] facility operated in [large] urban centres to provide counter and delivery services for heavily populated areas [located at] some distance from the main post office.

OBS

postal station; station; STN: terms and abbreviation used at Canada Post.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bureaux de poste
DEF

Établissement [exploité] dans les principaux centres urbains, [qui] fournit [des] services au comptoir et de livraison par facteurs, et ce, dans les secteurs très peuplés, éloignés du bureau de poste principal.

OBS

succursale postale; succursale; SUCC : termes et abréviation en usage à Postes Canada.

Spanish

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