"CHP" meaning in English

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Proper name

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  1. (US, law enforcement) Initialism of California Highway Patrol. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: California Highway Patrol Synonyms: CHiP
    Sense id: en-CHP-en-name-LDF4gFoi Categories (other): American English, Law enforcement, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 36 11 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 71 19 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 45 46 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 36 15 Topics: government, law-enforcement
  2. Abbreviation of Chiapas: a state of Mexico. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Chiapas (extra: a state of Mexico) Categories (place): Places in Mexico, States of Mexico
    Sense id: en-CHP-en-name-ZtXrix4V Categories (other): Abbreviations of states of Mexico, Chiapas, Mexico, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 45 46 9

Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} CHP
  1. Initialism of combined heat(ing) and power generation (“cogeneration”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: combined heat(ing) and power generation (extra: cogeneration) Coordinate_terms: cogeneration, CCHP
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