"BUF" meaning in English

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Proper name

Audio: en-us-BUF.ogg
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  1. (fascism) Initialism of British Union of Fascists, a political group of the 1930s. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: British Union of Fascists (extra: a political group of the 1930s)
    Sense id: en-BUF-en-name-3aeU2Dh- Categories (other): Fascism, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 43 Topics: fascism, government, human-sciences, ideology, philosophy, politics, sciences
  2. (sports) Abbreviation of Buffalo. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Buffalo
    Sense id: en-BUF-en-name-lun52kCj Categories (other): Sports, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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