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In⋅ter⋅pol

  [in-ter-pohl]
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–noun
an official international agency that coordinates the police activities of more than 100 member nations: organized in 1923 with headquarters in Paris.
Origin:
Inter(national Criminal) Pol(ice Organization)
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Interpol 
1952, abbreviation of international police, in full, The International Criminal Police Commission, founded 1923 with headquarters in Paris.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
INTERPOL
International Criminal Police Organization
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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