MOUNTIES

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The federal police force of Canada

Synonyms:

Mounties; RCMP; Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Mounties" is a kind of...):

constabulary; law; police; police force (the force of policemen and officers)

international law enforcement agency (an international administrative unit responsible for law enforcement)

Meronyms (members of "Mounties"):

Mountie (colloquial term for a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police)