"BIS" meaning in All languages combined

See BIS on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-prop}} BIS
  1. (UK, government) Initialism of Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Tags: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Categories (topical): Government
    Sense id: en-BIS-en-name-XCOEj4ZK Categories (other): British English, English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Topics: government

Noun [English]

Forms: BISs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} BIS (plural BISs)
  1. Alternative form of BiS Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: BiS
    Sense id: en-BIS-en-noun-daBkGnfi

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