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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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