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Noun [Chinese]

Etymology: From Japanese BL(ビーエル) (bīeru), from ボーイズラブ (bōizu rabu), from English boys + love. Etymology templates: {{bor|zh|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|BL|ビーエル}} BL(ビーエル) (bīeru), {{ja-r|ボーイズ ラブ}} ボーイズラブ (bōizu rabu), {{der|zh|en|-}} English, {{af|en|boys|love|nocat=1}} boys + love Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} BL
  1. boys' love (yaoi media) Synonyms: 耽美
    Sense id: en-BL-zh-noun-STffSsHT Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese fiction, LGBTQ, Romance fiction Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 30 1 11 5 11 10 10 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 0 11 3 11 10 10 24 Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of Japanese fiction: 98 2 Disambiguation of LGBTQ: 80 20 Disambiguation of Romance fiction: 98 2
  2. male homosexuality
    Sense id: en-BL-zh-noun-YkV2SmNs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: GL (english: girls' love)

Adjective [English]

Etymology: Abbreviations. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} BL (not comparable)
  1. (UK military) Initialism of breechloading. Tags: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: breechloading
    Sense id: en-BL-en-adj-ouuk51rC Categories (other): British English, Military Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Abbreviations. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} BL
  1. Initialism of British Leyland. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: British Leyland
    Sense id: en-BL-en-name-ZiQAXMX8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: BLs [plural]
Etymology: Abbreviations. Head templates: {{en-noun}} BL (plural BLs)
  1. (UK military) Initialism of breechloader. Tags: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: breechloader
    Sense id: en-BL-en-noun-QBbxakaU Categories (other): British English, Military Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. Initialism of boylover. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: boylover
    Sense id: en-BL-en-noun-xk9xYu6a
  3. Initialism of boylove. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: boylove
    Sense id: en-BL-en-noun-V26lO7I4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Etymology: From Japanese BL(ビーエル) (bīeru), from ボーイズラブ (bōizu rabu), from English boys + love. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|BL|ビーエル}} BL(ビーエル) (bīeru), {{ja-r|ボーイズ ラブ}} ボーイズラブ (bōizu rabu), {{der|en|en|-}} English, {{af|en|boys|love}} boys + love Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} BL (uncountable)
  1. Initialism of boys' love (“yaoi media”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: boys' love (extra: yaoi media)
    Sense id: en-BL-en-noun-~~3piG5N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms borrowed back into English, English words spelled without vowels, Japanese fiction, LGBTQ, Romance fiction Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 5 16 14 14 34 Disambiguation of English terms borrowed back into English: 17 11 18 9 8 37 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 17 8 17 14 13 31 Disambiguation of Japanese fiction: 2 2 2 2 2 89 Disambiguation of LGBTQ: 5 7 6 7 6 70 Disambiguation of Romance fiction: 4 3 5 2 4 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name [German]

Head templates: {{head|de|proper noun}} BL
  1. ISO 3166-2:CH code of Basel-Landschaft (canton)
    Sense id: en-BL-de-name-Mu5jwSJI Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [bʲiːe̞ɾɯ̟] Forms: BL [canonical] (ruby: BL(ビーエル)), bīeru [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|ビーエル}} BL(ビーエル) • (bīeru)
  1. initialism of ボーイズラブ (bōizu rabu, “boys' love”) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: ボーイズラブ (extra: bōizu rabu, “boys' love”) Coordinate_terms: GL (english: girl's love), NL (english: heterosexual love; normal love; nonke love) [Netherlands, literally], TL (english: teens' love)

Noun [Korean]

Forms: BL [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|ko|noun}} BL • (BL)
  1. initialism of 보이즈 러브 (boijeu reobeu, “boys' love”) Wikipedia link: ko:BL (장르) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: 보이즈 러브 (extra: boijeu reobeu, “boys' love”)

Symbol [Translingual]

Head templates: {{mul-symbol/script|Latn}} Latn, {{head|mul|symbol|||or||or||or||cat2=|f1lang=en|f1nolink=|f2lang=en|f2nolink=|f3lang=en|f3nolink=|f4lang=en|f4nolink=|head=|head2=|head3=|head4=|image=|nolinkhead=|sc=Latn|sort=}} BL, {{mul-symbol}} BL
  1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Saint Barthélemy since 2007. Synonyms: BLM

Inflected forms

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          "Saint Barthélemy",
          "Saint Barthélemy#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "international standards",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Saint Barthélemy since 2007."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "BLM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "BL"
}

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{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "BL"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "BL",
  "trace": ""
}

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