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| A.D. | anno Domini [in the year of the Lord] | | Acad., acad. | Academy, academy | | Afr. | Africa, African | | Afrik. | Afrikaans | | agr. | agriculture; agricultural | | Ala. | Alabama | | alt. | altitude | | Alta. | Alberta | | Amer. | America; American | | amp | ampere(s) | | amp-hr | ampere-hour(s) | | anc. | ancient | | Arab. | Arabic | | Ariz. | Arizona | | Ark. | Arkansas | | ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations | | Assn. | Association | | ASSR | Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic | | Aug. | August | | Ave. | Avenue | | b. | born | | B.C. | Before Christ; British Columbia | | B.W.I. | British West Indies | | Belg. | Belgian | | bet. | between | | bldg., bldgs. | building, buildings | | Br. | British | | Btu | British thermal units(s) | | Bulg. | Bulgarian | | C | Celsius (centigrade) | | c. | circa [about] | | Calif. | California | | Can. | Canadian | | cc | cubic centimeter(s) | | cent., cents. | century, centuries | | Chin. | Chinese | | CIA | Central Intelligence Agency | | cm | centimeter(s) | | co. | county; company | | cos. | counties | | coed. | coeducational | | Col., col., cols. | College, college(s) | | Colo. | Colorado | | com. pop. | commune population | | Conn. | Connecticut | | Corp. | Corporation | | cu | cubic | | d. | died | | D.C. | District of Columbia | | Dan. | Danish | | Dec. | December | | Del. | Delaware | | dept., depts. | department, departments | | dist., dists. | district, districts | | div., divs. | division, divisions | | Dr. | doctor | | dr. | dram(s) | | Du. | Dutch | | E | east; eastern; easterly | | e.g. | exempli gratia [for example] | | EC | European Community | | ECSC | European Coal and Steel Community | | EDC | European Defense Community | | EFTA | European Free Trade Association | | elev. | elevation | | ENE | east-northeast; east-northeastern; east-northeasterly | | Eng. | English | | equip. | equipment | | ESE | east-southeast; east-southeastern; east-southeasterly | | esp. | especially | | est. | estimated; established | | et al. | et alia [and others] | | etc. | et cetera | | EV | electron volts | | EU | European Union | | Eur. | European | | F | Fahrenheit | | FBI | Federal Bureau of Investigation | | Feb. | February | | Finn. | Finnish | | fl oz | fluid ounces(s) | | Fla. | Florida | | Fr. | French | | ft | foot; feet | | ft-lb | foot-pound(s) | | Ga. | Georgia | | gal. | gallon(s) | | Gall. | Gallery | | GATT | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade | | GDP | gross domestic product | | Gen. | Genesis | | Ger. | German | | GMT | Greenwich mean time | | GNP | gross national product | | Gov. | Governor | | govt. | government | | Gr. | Greek | | Grl. | Greenlandic | | hosp., hosps. | hospital(s) | | hp | horsepower | | hq. | headquarters | | hr, hrs | hour(s) | | ht. | height | | Hung. | Hungarian | | Hz | hertz | | i.e. | id est [that is] | | Icel. | Icelandic | | IGY | International Geophysical Year | | Ill. | Illinois | | in | inch(es) | | inc. | incorporated | | Ind. | Indiana | | Inst. | Institute; Institution | | Internatl., internatl. | International, international | | Isl., isl. | Island, island | | Isls., isls. | Islands, islands | | Ital. | Italian | | Jan. | January | | Jap. | Japanese | | Jr. | Junior | | kg | kilograms | | kgm | kilogram meter(s) | | kl | kiloliter(s) | | kph | kilometers per hour | | km | kilometer(s) | | kw | kilowatt(s) | | kwh | kilowatt hour(s) | | Ky. | Kentucky | | L. | Lake | | L.I. | Long Island | | La. | Louisiana | | Lab. | Labrador | | lat. | latitude | | Lat. | Latin | | Lat. Amer. | Latin America; Latin American | | lb | libra [pound]; librae [pounds] | | Lib., lib., libs. | Library, library, libraries | | lim | limit | | Lith. | Lithuanian | | long. | longitude | | Lt. | Lieutenant | | Ltd. | Limited | | m | meter(s) | | M.E. | Middle English | | M.H.G. | Middle High German | | Man. | Manitoba | | Mass. | Massachusetts | | max. | maximum | | Md. | Maryland | | Mex. | Mexican | | mfg. | manufacturing | | mg | milligram(s) | | mi | mile(s) | | Mich. | Michigan | | min | minute(s) | | min. | minimum | | Minn. | Minnesota | | Miss. | Mississippi | | ml | milliliter(s) | | mm | millimeter(s) | | Mo. | Missouri | | Mont. | Montana | | mph | miles per hour | | Mt. mt. | Mount, Mountain; mount, mountain | | Mts., mts. | Mountains, mountains | | Mus., mus. | Museum, museum | | MW, | megawatt(s) | | Mwe | megawatt(s) electric | | N | north; northern; northerly | | N. Amer. | North America; North American | | N.B. | New Brunswick | | N.C. | North Carolina | | N.Dak. | North Dakota | | N.F. | Newfoundland | | N.H. | New Hampshire | | N.J. | New Jersey | | N.Mex. | New Mexico | | N.S. | Nova Scotia | | N.S.W. | New South Wales | | N.W.T. | Northwest Territories | | N.Y. | New York | | N.Z. | New Zealand | | NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement | | NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | | Natl., natl. | National, national | | NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization | | naut. | nautical | | NE | northeast, northeastern, northeasterly | | Nebr. | Nebraska | | Neth. | Netherlands | | Nev. | Nevada | | NNE | north-northeast; north-northeastern; north-northeasterly | | NNW | north-northwest; north-northwestern; north-northwesterly | | No. | numero [number] | | Nor. | Norwegian | | Nov. | November | | NW | northwest; northwestern; northwesterly | | O.E. | Old English | | O.Fr. | Old French | | O.H.G. | Old High German | | O.N. | Old Norse | | OAS | Organization of America States | | Oct. | October | | Okla. | Oklahoma | | Ont. | Ontario | | oz | ounce(s) | | P.E.I. | Prince Edward Island | | P.I. | Philippine Islands | | P.R. | Puerto Rico | | Pa. | Pennsylvania | | PAU | Pan American Union | | Pers. | Persian | | pl. | plural | | Pol. | Polish | | pop. | population | | Port. | Portuguese | | prods. | products | | prov., provs. | province(s) | | pt | pint(s) | | qt | quart(s) | | Que. | Quebec | | R. | River | | R.C. | Roman Catholic | | R.I. | Rhode Island | | Rhode Isl. | Rhode Island, the island | | rpm | revolution(s) per minute | | RR | railroad; railway; rail; rail line | | RSFSR | Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic | | Rus. | Russian | | S | south; southern; southerly | | S. Amer. | South America; South American | | S.C. | South Carolina | | S.Dak. | South Dakota | | Sask. | Saskatchewan | | SE | southeast; southeastern; southeasterly | | SEATO | Southeast Asia Treaty Organization | | sec | second(s); secant | | sect. | section | | Sept. | September | | Skt. | Sanskrit | | Span. | Spanish | | sq | square | | SSE | south-southeast; south-southeastern; south-southeasterly | | SSR | Soviet Socialist Republic | | SSW | south-southwest; south-southwestern; south-southwesterly | | St. | Saint; Street | | Ste. | Sainte [Saint, feminine] | | STP | Standard temperature and pressure | | SW | southwest; southwestern; southwesterly | | Swed. | Swedish | | temp., temps. | temperature, temperatures | | Tenn. | Tennessee | | Turk. | Turkish | | TVA | Tennessee Valley Authority | | UAE | United Arab Emirates | | U.S. | United States | | U.K. | United Kingdom | | Ukr. | Ukrainian | | UN | United Nations | | UNRWA | United Nations Relief and Works Agency | | UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization | | uninc. | unincorporated | | Univ., univ., univs. | University, university, universities | | USBGN | United States Board on Geographic Names | | USSR | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | | V | volt(s) | | V.I. | Virgin Islands | | Va. | Virginia | | vol. | volume(s) | | Vt. | Vermont | | W | west; western; westerly | | W.Va. | West Virginia | | Wash. | Washington | | WEU | Western European Union | | Wis. | Wisconsin | | WNW | west-northwest; west-northwestern, west-northwesterly | | WSW | west-southwest; west-southwest; west-southwesterly | | wt. | weight | | WHO | World Health Organization | | WTO | World Trade Organization | | Wyo. | Wyoming | | yd | yard(s) |
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