"NBC" meaning in English

See NBC in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: N.B.C. [alternative], N. B. C. [alternative]
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  1. (weaponry) Abbreviation of nuclear, biological, chemical. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Alternative form of: nuclear, biological, chemical Synonyms: ABC Related terms (nuclear, biological, chemical): B-NICE, CBRN
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Proper name

Forms: N.B.C. [alternative], N. B. C. [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-prop}} NBC
  1. Initialism of National Broadcasting Company: U.S. television and radio network. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: National Broadcasting Company (extra: U.S. television and radio network.)
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  2. (historical) Initialism of National Biscuit Company: U.S. food company, now Nabisco. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism Alternative form of: National Biscuit Company (extra: U.S. food company, now Nabisco.)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: MSNBC

Noun

Forms: NBCs [plural], N.B.C. [alternative], N. B. C. [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} NBC (plural NBCs)
  1. (weaponry) Abbreviation of nuclear weapon, biological weapon and chemical weapon. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: nuclear weapon, biological weapon and chemical weapon Translations (Translations): NBC (French), ABC (German), Эн-би-си (En-bi-si) [masculine] (Russian), นชค (Thai)
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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