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poste restante

[pohst re-stahnt, res-tahnt, pawst res-tahnt] / ˌpoʊst rɛˈstɑnt, ˈrɛs tɑnt, pɔst rɛsˈtɑ̃t /
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Leisurely two-sided correspondences were difficult to sustain, with Chatwin roving from one poste restante to the next.

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2011

The doctor inquired at the poste restante in vain.

From My Unknown Chum by Fairbanks, Charles Bullard

What you mean by "poste restante," God knows.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 by Various

Very obligingly, she offered to fetch my letters from the poste restante, and look out for photographs.

From The Roof of France by Betham-Edwards, Matilda

He sent this letter to the poste restante at Windermere, as Lily had directed.

From Tongues of Conscience by Hichens, Robert Smythe