"UNICEF" meaning in English

See UNICEF in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈju.niˌsɛf/ [US]
Etymology: Acronym of its original name, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. Now officially United Nations Children's Fund. Etymology templates: {{acronym|en}} Acronym Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} UNICEF
  1. An agency of the United Nations responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide. Wikipedia link: UNICEF Categories (topical): United Nations Synonyms: Unicef [Australia, Britain, New-Zealand], U.N.I.C.E.F. Translations (United Nations agency): يونيسيف (yúnisef, yunisēf) [masculine] (Arabic), ՅՈՒՆԻՍԵՖ (YUNISEF) (Armenian), УНИЦЕФ (UNICEF) [masculine] (Bulgarian), იუნისეფი (iunisepi) (Georgian), यूनिसेफ़ (yūnisef) (Hindi), یونیسِف (yunisef) (Iranian Persian), UNICEF (Yunisefu) (Japanese), ユニセフ (Yunisefu) (Japanese), 유니세프 (Yunisepeu) (Korean), УНИЦЕФ (UNICEF) [masculine] (Macedonian), Уницеф (Unicef) [masculine] (Macedonian), UNICEF [masculine] (Polish), UNICEF [feminine] (Portuguese), ЮНИСЕ́Ф (JuNISJéF) [masculine] (Russian), ЮНІСЕ́Ф (JuNISÉF) [masculine] (Ukrainian), یُونِیسِف (yūnīsif) (Urdu)

Alternative forms

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