"D." meaning in English

See D. in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} D.
  1. (law) District, as used in case citations.
    Sense id: en-D.-en-noun-wPReYMDA Categories (other): Law, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 20 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 33 8 3 3 8 22 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 8 2 2 9 25 25 Topics: law
  2. (education) Abbreviation of doctor, as used in academic degrees. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: doctor, as used in academic degrees
    Sense id: en-D.-en-noun-5aBkIefd Categories (other): Education Topics: education
  3. (grammar) Abbreviation of dative case. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: dative case
    Sense id: en-D.-en-noun-GskshlcX Categories (other): Grammar Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: D.D. (english: Doctor of Divinity), M.D. (english: Doctor of Medicine), J.D. (english: Juris Doctor)
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