"CPN" meaning in English

See CPN in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /siːpiːˈɛn/
Head templates: {{en-prop}} CPN
  1. Initialism of Citizen Potawatomi Nation. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Citizen Potawatomi Nation
    Sense id: en-CPN-en-name-Qhj4pOxV Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Native American tribes Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 32 34 20 11 4 Disambiguation of Native American tribes: 55 28 17

Noun

IPA: /siːpiːˈɛn/ Forms: CPNs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} CPN (plural CPNs)
  1. (UK) Initialism of community psychiatric nurse. Wikidata QID: Q5155043 Tags: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: community psychiatric nurse
    Sense id: en-CPN-en-noun-en:Q5155043 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Healthcare occupations, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 51 22 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 19 49 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 32 34 20 11 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 47 16 12 2 Disambiguation of Healthcare occupations: 17 72 11 Disambiguation of People: 0 100 0
  2. (US) Initialism of credit profile number or credit privacy number or credit protection number, an alleged substitute for an SSN or ITIN that is fraudulent when used to deceive creditors. Wikidata QID: Q136684909 Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: credit profile number or credit privacy number or credit protection number (extra: an alleged substitute for an SSN or ITIN that is fraudulent when used to deceive creditors)
    Sense id: en-CPN-en-noun-en:Q136684909 Categories (other): American English, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 32 34 20 11 4

Inflected forms

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