"FL" meaning in English

See FL in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: En-au-FL.ogg
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} FL
  1. Florida, a state of the United States of America. Categories (place): Florida, USA, States of the United States
    Sense id: en-FL-en-name-blYdG5cT Disambiguation of Florida, USA: 97 0 1 0 2 1 Disambiguation of States of the United States: 97 0 1 0 2 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 1 16 7 27 3 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 0 10 4 27 2 32
  2. Flevoland, a province of the Netherlands.
    Sense id: en-FL-en-name-kMS~giCS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: effell, Fl

Noun

Audio: En-au-FL.ogg Forms: FLs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} FL (plural FLs)
  1. Abbreviation of foreign language. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: foreign language
    Sense id: en-FL-en-noun-XIaHKt0~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 1 16 7 27 3 19
  2. (aviation) Abbreviation of flight level. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: flight level Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-FL-en-noun-WYl4fmHj Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (slang, now chiefly historical) Abbreviation of French letter. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, slang Alternative form of: French letter
    Sense id: en-FL-en-noun-M6TmzlbB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 1 16 7 27 3 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 0 10 4 27 2 32
  4. (slang, manga, anime) Abbreviation of female lead. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, slang Alternative form of: female lead Categories (topical): Japanese fiction
    Sense id: en-FL-en-noun-64q49F5X Topics: anime, broadcasting, comics, film, literature, manga, media, publishing, television
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: effell, Fl

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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