"BR" meaning in English

See BR in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} BR
  1. (UK, rail transport) Initialism of British Rail, formerly British Railways up to 1965. Tags: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: British Rail, formerly British Railways up to 1965 Categories (topical): Rail transportation
  2. Abbreviation of Brandenburg, a federal state of Germany. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Brandenburg (extra: a federal state of Germany)
    Sense id: en-BR-en-name-y0kq-Xf5
  3. Abbreviation of Baton Rouge. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Baton Rouge
    Sense id: en-BR-en-name-iF31P56v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 2 67 6 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 11 3 43 2 3 11 12 12 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 2 48 1 2 11 12 13 1

Noun

Forms: BRs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} BR (plural BRs)
  1. (chiefly Canada, US) Abbreviation of bedroom. Tags: Canada, US, abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: bedroom
    Sense id: en-BR-en-noun-BqR-a2OV Categories (other): American English, Canadian English
  2. (roadway) Initialism of business route. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: business route
    Sense id: en-BR-en-noun-J613Izt3

Inflected forms

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