"BCA" meaning in English

See BCA in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} BCA
  1. Initialism of British Central Africa. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: British Central Africa
    Sense id: en-BCA-en-name-qpc30SfI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 15 32 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 7 31 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 13 29 1
  2. (US) Initialism of Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
    Sense id: en-BCA-en-name-O1d9gq~t Categories (other): American English

Noun

Forms: BCAs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} BCA (countable and uncountable, plural BCAs)
  1. Initialism of bichloroacetic acid. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: bichloroacetic acid
    Sense id: en-BCA-en-noun-e1nUhXrB
  2. (countable) Initialism of border carbon adjustment. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism Alternative form of: border carbon adjustment
    Sense id: en-BCA-en-noun-Zaif3JyD

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