"CDN" meaning in English

See CDN in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} CDN (not comparable)
  1. Abbreviation of Canadian. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Alternative form of: Canadian
    Sense id: en-CDN-en-adj-S0Gw7bWD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Crime Disambiguation of Crime: 0 0 0 0

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} CDN
  1. Initialism of Côte-des-Neiges. A district of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough, Montréal, Québec, Canada Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Côte-des-Neiges (extra: A district of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough, Montréal, Québec, Canada) Categories (place): Places in Canada Translations (Cote-des-Neiges): CDN (French)
    Sense id: en-CDN-en-name-xHP9i~i~ Categories (other): Neighbourhoods in Canada, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Organizations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 49 18 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 76 14 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 2 55 27 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 56 32 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 67 17 11 Disambiguation of Organizations: 4 80 13 3 Disambiguation of 'Cote-des-Neiges': 70 30
  2. Initialism of Cártel del Noreste. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Cártel del Noreste
    Sense id: en-CDN-en-name-C8PFj3nk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Crime Disambiguation of Crime: 0 0 0 0

Noun

Forms: CDNs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} CDN (plural CDNs)
  1. (Internet) Initialism of content delivery/distribution network. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: content delivery/distribution network
    Sense id: en-CDN-en-noun-5LBpqyx1 Categories (other): Internet
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Crime Disambiguation of Crime: 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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