"BQ" meaning in English

See BQ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: B.Q. [alternative], B. Q. [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} BQ
  1. (Canadian politics) Initialism of Bloc Quebecois: a political party of Canada. Tags: Canadian, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Bloc Quebecois (extra: a political party of Canada) Related terms: Bloc, PQ, LPQ, ADQ, LPC, CPC, NDP, RCAP, CA
    Sense id: en-BQ-en-name-MxunIMSt Categories (other): Canadian politics, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 38 12 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 12 27 26 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 82 18 Topics: government, politics

Noun

Forms: BQs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} BQ (plural BQs)
  1. (running) Initialism of Boston qualifier (a time which qualifies a runner for the Boston Marathon). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Boston qualifier (extra: a time which qualifies a runner for the Boston Marathon)
    Sense id: en-BQ-en-noun-6H-xZ57F

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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