mailbox
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The meaning (definition) of the word mailbox
a box outside your home where letters get delivered
The word mailbox used in a sentence
“The mailbox by our door holds the letters the mail carrier brings.”
Words that mean the same as mailbox (synonyms)
letterbox
The plural of the word mailbox
mailboxes
How the word mailbox is said around the world
| French | boîte aux lettres (bwaht oh letr) |
| Spanish | buzón (boo-THOHN) |
| Mandarin | 邮箱 (yoh shyahng) |
| Hindi | मेलबॉक्स (mayl-BAWKS) |
| Arabic | صندوق البريد (SOON-dook ahl-BAH-reed) |
| Russian | почтовый ящик (puchy-TOH-viy YAH-sheek) |
| Portuguese (EU) | caixa de correio (KY-shuh di koo-RAY-uu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | caixa de correio (KY-sha jew koh-KHAY-uu) |
| Japanese | 郵便受け (yu-u-bee-oon-U-kay) |
| German | Briefkasten (BREEF-kahs-tuhn) |
| Urdu | میل باکس (mayl bahks) |
| Punjabi | ਡਾਕਬਾਕਸ (DAAK-bahk-as) |
| Korean | 우편함 (OO-pyun-ham) |
| Hebrew | תיבת דואר (teevt door) |
| Greek | γραμματοκιβώτιο (ghrah-mah-toh-kyee-VOH-tee-oh) |
| Dutch | brievenbus (BREE-vuhn-bus) |
| Tagalog | mailbox (MAYL-boks) |
| Vietnamese | hộp thư (hohp tew) |
| Turkish | posta kutusu (PAWS-tah koo-too-SUU) |
| Persian | صندوق پستی (SAHN-dook POHS-tee) |
| Polish | skrzynka pocztowa (SKSHING-kah pawch-TAW-vah) |
| Ukrainian | поштова скринька (pohsh-TOH-vah SKRINY-kah) |
| Bengali | চিঠির বাক্স (CHEE-theer BAHK-shoh) |
| Swedish | brevlåda (BRAYV-loh-dah) |
| Italian | cassetta postale (kahs-SAY-tah pohs-TAH-lay) |
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