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
Examples from the web for postal code
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British Dictionary definitions for postal code

postal code

noun
1.
(Canadian) a code of letters and digits used as part of a postal address to aid the sorting of mail Also called (in Britain and certain other countries) postcode US equivalent zip code