"MINDEF" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: MinDef [alternative, Brunei]
Head templates: {{en-prop}} MINDEF
  1. (Malaysia, Singapore, military) Abbreviation of Ministry of Defence, categorised into following countries:
    Ministry of Defence (Malaysia)
    Tags: Malaysia, Singapore Synonyms: KEMENTAH
    Sense id: en-MINDEF-en-name-FrVdMFuS Categories (other): Malaysian English, Singapore English, Military, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Malaysia, Military Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Malaysia: 94 6 Disambiguation of Military: 50 50 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (Malaysia, Singapore, military) Abbreviation of Ministry of Defence, categorised into following countries:
    Ministry of Defence (Singapore)
    Tags: Malaysia, Singapore
    Sense id: en-MINDEF-en-name-H812wHdK Categories (other): Malaysian English, Singapore English, Military, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Military Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Military: 50 50 Topics: government, military, politics, war
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