"GPO" meaning in English

See GPO in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} GPO
  1. Initialism of General Post Office. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: General Post Office
    Sense id: en-GPO-en-name-mF2wPIET
  2. Initialism of German patent office. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: German patent office
    Sense id: en-GPO-en-name-1ygmTGjp
  3. (US) Initialism of Government Publishing Office, formerly Government Printing Office. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Government Publishing Office, formerly Government Printing Office
    Sense id: en-GPO-en-name-QXDfn~q0 Categories (other): American English, English links with redundant wikilinks
  4. (Canada, politics) Initialism of Green Party of Ontario. Tags: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Green Party of Ontario Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-GPO-en-name-bXsWcyDA Categories (other): Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 24 10 35 24 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 26 4 38 26 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 27 3 39 27 2 Topics: government, politics
  5. (Israel) Initialism of government press office. Tags: Israel, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: government press office
    Sense id: en-GPO-en-name-YGRulWhR Categories (other): Israeli English

Noun

Forms: GPOs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} GPO (plural GPOs)
  1. (US) Initialism of group purchasing organization. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: group purchasing organization
    Sense id: en-GPO-en-noun-cLjA3ckv Categories (other): American English

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