"BAH" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} BAH
  1. (military, US) Initialism of Basic Allowance for Housing. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Basic Allowance for Housing

Proper name [Translingual]

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  1. (sports) Abbreviation of EnglishBahamas Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: EnglishBahamas
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