"TLA" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} TLA
  1. Abbreviation of Tlaxcala, a state of Mexico. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Tlaxcala (extra: a state of Mexico)
    Sense id: en-TLA-en-name-seUwUj7b

Noun

Forms: TLAs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} TLA (countable and uncountable, plural TLAs)
  1. (countable) Initialism of three-letter acronym/abbreviation Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism Alternative form of: three-letter acronym/abbreviation
    Sense id: en-TLA-en-noun-MlH5GYQW
  2. (US, humorous, countable) Initialism of three-letter agency: the CIA, FBI, NSA, etc. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, humorous, initialism Alternative form of: three-letter agency (extra: the CIA, FBI, NSA, etc)
    Sense id: en-TLA-en-noun-2r7zaGiN Categories (other): American English
  3. (organic chemistry, uncountable) Initialism of trilaurylamine. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: trilaurylamine Categories (topical): Organic compounds, Three
    Sense id: en-TLA-en-noun-1cZG7XgN Disambiguation of Three: 12 12 23 53 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 7 33 54 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 6 7 39 49 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 8 33 52 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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