"IAF" meaning in English

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Proper name

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  1. (military, aviation) Any of several air forces
    Initialism of Indian Air Force.
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Indian Air Force Hypernyms: AF, IAF (alt: Indian Armed Forces)
    Sense id: en-IAF-en-name-hAH0dkcF Categories (other): Aviation, Military, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 11 11 11 11 5 5 6 7 12 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, war
  2. (military, aviation) Any of several air forces
    Initialism of Indonesian Air Force.
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Indonesian Air Force Hypernyms: AF, INAF (alt: Indonesian National Armed Forces)
    Sense id: en-IAF-en-name--8ZPezVG Categories (other): Aviation, Military, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 11 11 11 11 5 5 6 7 12 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, war
  3. (military, aviation) Any of several air forces
    Initialism of Iraqi Air Force.
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Iraqi Air Force Hypernyms: AF, IAF (alt: Iraqi Armed Forces)
    Sense id: en-IAF-en-name-6E6f8N23 Categories (other): Aviation, Military, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 11 11 11 11 5 5 6 7 12 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, war
  4. (military, aviation) Any of several air forces
    Initialism of Israeli Air Force.
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Israeli Air Force Hypernyms: AF, IDF (alt: Israeli Defence Forces)
    Sense id: en-IAF-en-name-~gYeOlrm Categories (other): Aviation, Military, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 11 11 11 11 5 5 6 7 12 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, war
  5. (military, aviation) Any of several air forces
    Initialism of Italian Air Force.
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Italian Air Force Hypernyms: AF, IAF (alt: Italian Armed Forces)
    Sense id: en-IAF-en-name-pkZ~q~84 Categories (other): Aviation, Military, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 11 11 11 11 5 5 6 7 12 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, war
  6. (military, aviation) Any of several air forces
    (dated) Initialism of Iranian Air Force.
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, dated, initialism Alternative form of: Iranian Air Force Synonyms: IRIAF (alt: Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force) Hypernyms: AF, AFI (alt: Armed Forces of Iran), IRIAF (alt: Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces)
    Sense id: en-IAF-en-name-oLNhlzz1 Categories (other): Aviation, Military, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 11 11 11 11 5 5 6 7 12 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, war
  7. (military) Any of several armed forces
    Initialism of Indian Armed Forces.
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Indian Armed Forces Hypernyms: AF
    Sense id: en-IAF-en-name-8farsi0Y Categories (other): Military Topics: government, military, politics, war
  8. (military) Any of several armed forces
    Initialism of Iraqi Armed Forces.
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Iraqi Armed Forces Hypernyms: AF
    Sense id: en-IAF-en-name-KU2xZJwN Categories (other): Military Topics: government, military, politics, war
  9. (military) Any of several armed forces
    Initialism of Italian Armed Forces.
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Italian Armed Forces Hypernyms: AF
    Sense id: en-IAF-en-name-54V7mkYH Categories (other): Military Topics: government, military, politics, war
  10. (US) Initialism of Inter-American Foundation. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Inter-American Foundation
    Sense id: en-IAF-en-name-0WVMfjta Categories (other): American English
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          "text": "“The Budget proposes to eliminate the African Development Foundation (ADF) and the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) in order to streamline functions across Government. The funding included in the Budget reflects close-out costs for ADF and IAF, particularly to pay severance costs.",
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}

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