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Mount·ie

(moun′tē)

n. pl. Mount·ies Informal

A member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

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Noun

Mounties - the federal police force of Canada

RCMP, Royal Canadian Mounted Police

constabulary, police, police force, law - the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him"

international law enforcement agency - an international administrative unit responsible for law enforcement

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

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