"S.D." meaning in English

See S.D. in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} S.D.
  1. (law) Abbreviation of Southern District Used in case citations to identify courts, particularly United States Federal courts designated to cover the southern part of a multi-district state. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Southern District Used in case citations to identify courts, particularly United States Federal courts designated to cover the southern part of a multi-district state
    Sense id: en-S.D.-en-name-97-ZaYAQ Categories (other): Law, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 33 33 34 Topics: law
  2. (law) Initialism of South Dakota: a state of the United States, as used in case citations. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: South Dakota (extra: a state of the United States, as used in case citations) Categories (place): Places in the United States, States of the United States
    Sense id: en-S.D.-en-name---WdzfOh Categories (other): Abbreviations of states of the United States, Law, South Dakota, USA, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 33 33 34 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: C.D., E.D., M.D., N.D., W.D.

Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} S.D.
  1. (education) Initialism of Doctor of Science. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Doctor of Science
    Sense id: en-S.D.-en-noun-l71V-995 Categories (other): Education, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 26 49 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 26 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 25 51 Topics: education
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