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Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} SDF
  1. (military) Initialism of (Japanese) Self-Defence Force(s). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: (Japanese) Self-Defence Force(s)
    Sense id: en-SDF-en-name-QgtOv3T9 Categories (other): Military, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 35 18 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 30 35 21 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 37 15 16 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (military) Initialism of Syrian Democratic Forces. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Syrian Democratic Forces
    Sense id: en-SDF-en-name-eYkSdRvx Categories (other): Military, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 35 18 17 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 24 34 25 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 30 35 21 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 37 15 16 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  3. (historical, politics, 1881–1911) Initialism of Social Democratic Federation. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism Alternative form of: Social Democratic Federation
    Sense id: en-SDF-en-name-clipwLzm Categories (other): Politics, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 35 18 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 30 35 21 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 37 15 16 Topics: government, politics

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} SDF (uncountable)
  1. Initialism of silver diamine fluoride. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: silver diamine fluoride Derived forms: JSDF [Japanese] [military, war, government, politics], MSDF [Japanese] [military, war, government, politics], ASDF [Japanese] [military, war, government, politics], GSDF [Japanese] [military, war, government, politics], JMSDF [Japanese] [military, war, government, politics], JASDF [Japanese] [military, war, government, politics], JGSDF [Japanese] [military, war, government, politics]
    Sense id: en-SDF-en-noun-1b7b9wej Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 35 18 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 30 35 21 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 37 15 16

Noun [French]

IPA: /ɛs.de.ɛf/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-SDF.wav Forms: SDF [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|#}} SDF m (plural SDF)
  1. initialism of sans domicile fixe: (someone) homeless, (someone) without a permanent home (official French government term) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, masculine Alternative form of: sans domicile fixe (extra: (someone) homeless, (someone) without a permanent home (official French government term)) Synonyms: sans-abri, clochard, clebs, clébard, clodo
    Sense id: en-SDF-fr-noun-YwQ8uKAs Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, People
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      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-SDF.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/12/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Beno%C3%AEt_Prieur-SDF.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Beno%C3%AEt_Prieur-SDF.wav.mp3",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "SDF"
}

Download raw JSONL data for SDF meaning in All languages combined (5.9kB)

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2278",
  "msg": "suspicious alt_of/form_of with '(': (Japanese) Self-Defence Force(s)",
  "path": [
    "SDF"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "SDF",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: historical, politics, 1881–1911",
  "path": [
    "SDF"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "SDF",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: historical, politics, 1881–1911",
  "path": [
    "SDF"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "SDF",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-08-09 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-08-02 using wiktextract (99a4ed9 and 3c020d2). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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