"MoD" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} MoD
  1. (UK politics) Initialism of Ministry of Defence; also MOD. Tags: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Ministry of Defence (extra: also MOD)
    Sense id: en-MoD-en-name-g87IBHKc Categories (other): UK politics, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 42 Topics: government, politics

Noun

Forms: MoDs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} MoD (plural MoDs)
  1. (military, by extension) Abbreviation of ministry of defence (not restricted to the British Ministry of War). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, broadly Alternative form of: ministry of defence (extra: not restricted to the British Ministry of War)
    Sense id: en-MoD-en-noun-7ZFUCF2c Categories (other): Military Topics: government, military, politics, war

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