Bureau

/ˈbjʊroʊ/ noun

Definition

a government department or administrative division; a chest of drawers

Etymology

French bureau, originally 'cloth covering a desk', from Old French burel 'woolen cloth'

Kelly Says

Classic example of semantic broadening - from desk cloth to furniture to government office

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጽ/ቤት
ARالعربية
مكتب
BNবাংলা
ব্যুরো
CACatalà
oficina
CSČeština
kancelář
DADansk
kontor
DEDeutsch
Büro
ELΕλληνικά
γραφείο
ESEspañol
oficina
FAفارسی
دفتر
FISuomi
toimisto
FRFrançais
bureau
GUGU
બ્યુરો
HAHA
ofisi
HEעברית
משרד
HIहिन्दी
ब्यूरो
HUMagyar
iroda
IDBahasa Indonesia
biro
IGIG
ụlọ ọrụ
ITItaliano
ufficio
JA日本語
KKKK
бюро
KMKM
ការិយាល័យ
KO한국어
MRMR
ब्यूरो
MSBahasa Melayu
biro
MYမြန်မာ
ရုံး
NLNederlands
bureau
NONorsk
kontor
PAPA
ਬਿਊਰੋ
PLPolski
biuro
PTPortuguês
escritório
RORomână
birou
RUРусский
бюро
SVSvenska
byrå
SWKiswahili
ofisi
TAதமிழ்
அலுவலகம்
TEతెలుగు
బ్యూరో
THไทย
สำนักงาน
TLTL
opisina
TRTürkçe
büro
UKУкраїнська
бюро
URاردو
بیورو
VITiếng Việt
văn phòng
YOYO
ifin
ZH中文
ZUZU
ifesi

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