"Sal" meaning in English

See Sal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Rhymes: -æl Head templates: {{en-prop}} Sal
  1. A diminutive of the male given names Samuel or Salvador. Categories (topical): English diminutives of male given names, English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Sal-en-name-NL~RZ5Ek Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 21 18 23
  2. A diminutive of the female given name Sally. Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Sal-en-name-0vMMC-AT
  3. One of the ten islands of Cape Verde.
    Sense id: en-Sal-en-name-vD6FcO4g
  4. (geology) Alternative form of sal. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: sal Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-Sal-en-name-uLHMPCFt Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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          "ref": "1996, Television Quarterly: The Journal of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, volume XXVIII, number 3, page 4:",
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