postal code

noun
1.
British, postcode.
2.
Canadian. a mailing code system similar to the zip code in the U.S. and the postcode in Britain.

Origin:
1965–70

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postal code
 
n
(Canadian) Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): postcode, US equivalent: zip code a code of letters and digits used as part of a postal address to aid the sorting of mail

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