"BART" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /bɑɹt/ [General-American], /bɑːt/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)t Head templates: {{en-prop}} BART
  1. Acronym of Bay Area Rapid Transit. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: Bay Area Rapid Transit
    Sense id: en-BART-en-name-OLgBBaj0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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