Scotland Yard

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • The headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Department of the London Metropolitan Police Force.
  • The police in London.

Origin

  • From the address, originally at Great Scotland Yard off Whitehall, then at New Scotland Yard on the Embankment, and (currently) at New Scotland Yard in Westminster.

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