"CAF" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} CAF
  1. (Canada, military) Initialism of Canadian Armed Forces. Tags: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Canadian Armed Forces Synonyms: CF (alt: Canadian Forces) Translations (Canadian Armed Forces): FAC (French), FC (French)
    Sense id: en-CAF-en-name--9A7UGZE Categories (other): Canadian English, Military, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 22 35 43 Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'Canadian Armed Forces': 74 18 8
  2. (Canada, military, aviation, historical) Initialism of Canadian Air Force, predecessor of the Royal Canadian Air Force Tags: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism Alternative form of: Canadian Air Force, predecessor of the Royal Canadian Air Force Synonyms: RCAF Translations (Canadian Air Force): FAC (French), ARC (French)
    Sense id: en-CAF-en-name-5-H6FCbK Categories (other): Canadian English, Aviation, Military, Terms with French translations, Organizations Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 22 35 43 Disambiguation of Organizations: 23 47 30 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, war Disambiguation of 'Canadian Air Force': 15 81 4
  3. Initialism of Central African Federation. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Central African Federation Derived forms: CAF Champions League Related terms: Canadian Forces, Air Command, Canadian Forces Air Command, CF AIRCOM, AIRCOM
    Sense id: en-CAF-en-name-RGp4loN9 Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 14 20 49 8 2 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 18 52 8 1 7 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 30 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 35 50 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 22 35 43

Inflected forms

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