"RSF" meaning in All languages combined

See RSF on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-prop}} RSF
  1. (Irish politics, UK politics) Initialism of Republican Sinn Féin. Tags: Irish, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Republican Sinn Féin
    Sense id: en-RSF-en-name-PHLTSKjk Categories (other): Irish politics, UK politics Topics: government, politics
  2. Initialism of Rapid Support Forces. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Rapid Support Forces
    Sense id: en-RSF-en-name-tG21j4av
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from French RSF (“Reporters sans frontières”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|RSF|t=Reporters sans frontières}} Borrowed from French RSF (“Reporters sans frontières”) Head templates: {{en-prop}} RSF
  1. Reporters Without Borders Synonyms: RWB [English, initialism]
    Sense id: en-RSF-en-name-5abGNIF6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Journalism, Organizations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 32 49 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 6 11 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 28 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 29 55 Disambiguation of Journalism: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Organizations: 7 20 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name [French]

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-RSF.wav [France, Vosges]
Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|f}} RSF f
  1. initialism of Reporters sans frontières Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, feminine, initialism Alternative form of: Reporters sans frontières
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